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...King of Sardinia was, like all the Bourbons, a fool, the Portuguese Queen a Braganza and therefore by nature an idiot, The successor to Frederic of Prussia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pound Still Soaring | 10/22/1934 | See Source »

...onetime lieutenant resigned from NRA, Wall Street was offering even money that Hugh Johnson's boss would be Hugh Johnson's successor. Recalled was this Baruchism: "I've been like a good athlete who is always ready and always in training. And then some God-damned fool drops the ball and . . . they say, 'Baruch's a good fellow. Give him the ball.' " So many people believed that Baruch was about to pick up the NRA ball that he issued a statement: ''The answer is 'No!' Moreover, I have been offered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Baruch Back | 10/8/1934 | See Source »

...police of two states and the Federal Government, abducted and probably murdered his first-born son on the windy night of March 1, 1932. Had he identified Hauptmann, asked excited newshawks, as the lookout in the Bronx cemetery the night the ransom money was passed? "I would be a fool to tell you," snapped District Attorney Foley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GRIME: Evidence | 10/8/1934 | See Source »

...general meeting of the members off Kirkland House, to be attended also by all members of the House Staff, will be held next Wednesday evening, October 3rd, in the Junior common Room immediately fool owing the first house dinner. At the meeting there will be an open discussion of house business, especially relative to entertainment plans. In addition, an explanation of the house is to be presented along with an outline of the athletic plans for the year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland To Meet | 9/29/1934 | See Source »

...home. The sudden death of their little son brought Brenda into the open. She announced to the stunned Tony that she was in love with Beaver, wanted a divorce and a lot of alimony-so much, in fact, that Tony would have to sell his beloved ancestral estate. No fool when faced with facts, Tony decided to let her want, went off to Brazil with an incompetent explorer to discover a legendary city. The inevitable happened: the crazy expedition came to grief; Tony's estate went to poor relations; Brenda married one of Tony's obliging friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Melofarce | 9/24/1934 | See Source »

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