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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...meweth dainty verses, he screams in ferocious farces--but will he bite? And can he withstand the seductive charms of a Barnum, for how can one little, Tiger, however fierce he may be, make a menngerie all by himself? Can a feather go off in a corner and flock alone by itself? But he is a very strong Tiger and very, very fierce, and his claws are sharp, and they make very astonishing cuts in the wood. But perhaps the Tiger is only sharpening his claws. Who will cage this Tiger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Appearance of "Tiger" in 1882 Made Lampy Quake in His Roomy Boots--Princeton Periodical Early Showed Promise | 6/8/1927 | See Source »

...child is clapped into a dungeon, made to watch his erratically lovely mother undergo tortures, urged like Joan of Arc to confess sins of whose existence he is unaware. The triumph of youth is achieved when thousands of children who have listened to his stories with love and wonder flock to prevent his execution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Child Witch | 6/6/1927 | See Source »

...Again, if beholding overmuch intemperance in his flock, he exhorteth all men to abstain from strong drink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Holy Joe | 5/23/1927 | See Source »

When, however, the ominous rumblings of civil war increased in 1915 and Chinese patriots started to flock to the nationalist standard in the south, Soong found himself moving towards Canton with the rest of the revolutionists...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Graduate Is Leading Chinese Revolutionists to Financial Stability--T. V. Soong '15 Has Modernized Methods | 5/4/1927 | See Source »

...producers on the stage realized the value of college men and it is not surprising that the moving picture directors are now turning to the colleges for material. Although it seems to be comparatively easy for the "movies" to recruit its actresses, the men do not seem to flock to Hollywood in such great numbers. This present nation-wide campaign is an excellent step, and, in addition to any men they may find, they are sure of a great deal of very good advertising. They have proved the value of an education for movie actresses in their school at Hollywood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Expression of Impervious Indifference Is Meet for Hollywood--Williams Favors College Canvass | 4/27/1927 | See Source »

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