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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Contrary to lore snakes do not attack humans wantonly. They are lazy and timid and do not strike unless hurt or threatened with hurt. Exceptions are the African mamba, the Malayan King, the bushmaster of the tropics, and cascavel (a rattler) of Central America. A coach whip will sometimes follow a man. But it is only curious, and will speed away if threatened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Snakes | 1/28/1929 | See Source »

...George V entered the third month of his illness, the King-Emperor was officially described as "making slow progress" and unofficially as "brighter." Last week His Majesty napped frequently, displayed a keener appetite, chatted with Queen Mary several times daily, and asked, but was refused, permission to read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Crown | 1/28/1929 | See Source »

...interesting tale, even though the race for the King's cup turned out to be, for the larger schooners at any rate, merely a protracted cruise in pleasant weather. Charts, the ship's log complete, diagrams, lists of provisions, in fact every aspect of the race is related, with one notable exception...

Author: By G. P., | Title: BOOKENDS | 1/22/1929 | See Source »

Docket number 130 is the Witenagemot Club (Saltman) versus the Birkenhead Club (Greenhood, Medias). The meeting will be at 50 Walter Hastings Hall with J. I. King as chief justice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Graduate Schools | 1/22/1929 | See Source »

Died. Emil Fuchs,* 62, famed Austrian painter, sculptor and etcher of monarchs and geniuses; by suicide in his Manhattan studio. Artistic conqueror of four cities: Berlin, Rome, London, New York, he sculpted Wilhelm Hohenzollern; painted King Edward VII, Fritz Kreisler, Serge Rachmaninoff, Elbert H. Gary; designed the King Edward VII postage stamp of the British Empire. Recently he acquired internal cancer. He left a note to his sister: "I am already a burden to myself and my surroundings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jan. 21, 1929 | 1/21/1929 | See Source »

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