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...rage the nurse explained to Judy what a bastard was, told her she was it, Judy was horrified, ran away. When they finally found her, unco guidness and her own adolescent fears had almost addled her little pate; it took all of Hilary's affectionate tact to mend matters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rise & Decline* | 6/29/1931 | See Source »

...shown himself one of the great Statesman-Popes, beheld the industrial and financial worlds again seething with a great unrest. In Russia the overturn had come, violently, and Mother Church had suffered there with Capitalism. Throughout the world, even Capitalists were saying, "Capitalism is not perfect. It must mend itself and mankind." Achille Ambrogio Damiano Ratti, His Holiness Pope Pius XI, perceived that the appropriate moment again had come for Mother Church to announce her attitude towards the social scheme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Forty Years After | 5/25/1931 | See Source »

...Justice, a candidate of great obscurity. It was observed that M. Berard sailed with M. Doumergue for Tunis. It was further observed that the President showed M. Berard unusual, even remarkable consideration. M. Briand, who (it was understood) had intended to go with the President, prudently stayed behind to mend his political fences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Delightful Presents | 4/20/1931 | See Source »

...become the mistress of egotistic young Gilbert Hunton. The Douglasses had no money, so when Gilbert thought of settling down he never considered Catherine as a potential spouse, instead got himself engaged to a rich little respectable hellcat. Catherine was heartbroken but hopeful, went to a fortune-teller to mend matters. Before she knew it Catherine had her faithless lover where she wanted him. Then, poor girl, she realized what it was to be loved more than enough; she more than half wished she had left spells and love-philtres alone. But she was brave, realistic; you will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Baudelaire with Loving Care* | 2/16/1931 | See Source »

...Brussels meeting. "All industries," said he, "have transgressed good economic laws. . . . The capitalistic system is on trial. If you think the people who are running the industries of the world can by reason of this greed bring about such depressions as this and then not promptly take steps to mend them, no matter what the sacrifice to individuals may be, you are mistaken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Over-Production | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

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