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...husband crumpled up and died on the floor in a pool of blood, Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger stumbled, dropped her pistol and half fell into the pool. Picking herself up she stumbled out into the hall, her arms and pajamas streaked with bright red stains. Running downstairs to the French janitor she cried: "I have killed my husband after another quarrel," then fainted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: So Shall Ye Reap | 3/23/1931 | See Source »

...common rooms of any sort, all space being used for rooms. The Freshmen will be given wood lockers in the basement such as are supplied in the new Houses. The basements will contain rooms set aside for furniture storage, a maid's room, and a room for the janitor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: One-Seventh of next Year's Freshman Class Will Live in the Wigglesworth Hall-New Dorms to Have No Common Room | 3/4/1931 | See Source »

...worth of peanuts, prime pigeon fare. But last week the birds returned evil for good. Through a window they entered the legislative chamber, scratched, cooed, flew about the high ceiling making themselves a nuisance. Debate on a $600,000 appropriation bill was dropped, the Speaker called the janitor. The janitor called his assistant. His assistant called Electrician Fred Karns. Finally, over the protest of several legislators who fancied themselves as marksmen, it was decided that the electrician was the nimblest present, best suited for crawling to points of vantage from which to snipe the pigeons. Sportsman Karns provided himself with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATES & CITIES: Pigeon Shoot | 3/2/1931 | See Source »

...manner of Weld. While the Venetian aspect of its quadrangle on a rainy day serves admirably to shut out the less aquatic visitors, it is distressing that the Mayflower descendants should have to wade ashore. Fortunately the basement affords a dry route to the dining Hall, but the janitor Charon might find some other means of getting the students dry shod across the flood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CROSSING THE BAR | 1/21/1931 | See Source »

...announced yesterday by N. W. Fradd, Instructor in Corrective Athletics, that two temporary Badminton courts had been laid out in the Freshman Athletic Building. These courts may be used by any member of the University, and rackets, birds, and nets may be had by applying to the janitor. Badminton, which is played by thousands of people in England and Canada, is an innovation at Harvard. It is hoped that experienced players will come out for the sport, and that any inexperienced men interested will learn the game. Ample instruction will be provided. If the experiment is successful and interest warrants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Badminton is Added to List of Harvard Indoor Sports | 1/15/1931 | See Source »

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