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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Potatoes, with a 7% cut in acreage, a 24% smaller production, but a gross crop value about 2½times that of 1924, give an inkling of what ultimate curtailment on the farms might mean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: An Issue Born | 1/11/1926 | See Source »

...loss of Wright will mean that the players will each move up one place. The revised lineup will find Captain G. D. Debevoise '26, H. N. Rawlins '27, P. M. Lenharic '27, L. S. Haskins '26, and T. E. Jansen '26, playing in the order named. Harvard and B. A. A. are now tied for the leadership of the class A league and the match will decide the championship. Last year the University, led by W. P. Dixon' 25, national champion, captured four out of five matches from the Boston team to win the state title...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RACQUET HONORS HANG IN BALANCE | 1/9/1926 | See Source »

...feel sure that you did not mean to be malignant or mendacious but have been simply and naturally misled, I am writing to you in a friendly spirit in the hope that you will see your way clear to make due corrections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 4, 1926 | 1/4/1926 | See Source »

Legend nourishes the play. Into the spirit of a lovelorn girl enters the spirit of her dead lover, driven from her by the mean ambition of her family. It must be exorcised by mighty, most holy incantation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Dec. 28, 1925 | 12/28/1925 | See Source »

...going back to . . ." "Eddie Tilyou and his big-time melody boys will broadcast by special request 'Culoombia, the Chem of the . . ." "Quack, quack . . ." "Bryant 1840 . . ." "I guess you would like a girl to bow down and kiss your dirty foot whenever you treat her mean, but just lemme tell you . . ." "The shrine of each patriot's devotion . . .',' "Quack, quack . . ." "Not Bryant 1480! How many times should I say . . ." "If you ever lay your little finger on me again I'll holler. I mean it! . . ." "Quack . . . quack . . ." "I want to spik to Ethel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Soundless | 12/28/1925 | See Source »

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