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In 1931 old Miss Sara is a noted character, the Lady Bountiful of the New England town of Sparta. But the things she has lived for-the family name, her brother, her father, the man she used to love-have failed her. She will be sorry to die but not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Time in Reverse | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

With regard to the student body, Mr. Conant's efforts will be directed, first, to attracting the finest minds to Harvard, and, secondly, to making it possible for them to study here whatever their financial circumstances may be. In fulfilling the first objective he will probably rely on the presence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TOWARD A NEW HARVARD | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

With heavy hearts and dire foreboding the Administration looks ahead to the meeting of Congress next January, realizing that the opening of the grousing season cannot be long delayed. Already keen ears in Washington detect the cocking of shotguns all over the country, a sound unpleasing to the natives. Henry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yesterday | 11/1/1933 | See Source »

"Japan can obviously not be sympathetic with Mr. Roosevelt's impending move; for any enhancement of the political power of Russia will hinder the execution of her designs upon the railroads of southern Siberia. In the event, moreover, of a possible Russo-American coalition, she would be caught in a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: De Haas in Favor of Recognition of Russia as Boost to N R A --- Japan Helpless To Interfere | 10/27/1933 | See Source »

The role of the neutral nation will be, as always, a difficult one. But those nations sincerely desirous of European peace still have an opportunity to preserve it. An economic boycott of Germany to force its government to terms would so multiply its target as to make a shot impractical...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yesterday | 10/24/1933 | See Source »

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