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...Slattery, hot on the trail of the Gedge jewels; Jane Opal, who thinks she wants an intellectual beau but really fell for Packy when she saw him play for Yale; the Vicomte de Blissac, continuous sufferer from a most unGallic thirst; all these and others converge into a crowded mesh of funny complications which add up to a standard Wodehouse farce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Vo-de-o-Wodehouse | 8/22/1932 | See Source »

Another device, sold commercially, consists of an arrangement of 200-mesh screens which slow up the flow of fuel just enough to let the water follow its own inclination to separate from the gasoline. Through it, fuel can be poured at the rate of 55 to 60 gal. per min. Chamois or felt will pass fuel only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Water Out of Fuel | 10/19/1931 | See Source »

...ball in the U. S. Legation at Belgrade, H. R. H. Princess Olga, cousin of Dictator King Alexander, suddenly discovered that her gold-mesh, diamond-studded handbag had disappeared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUGOSLAVIA: Belgrade Vindicated | 1/19/1931 | See Source »

...second. Doctors and corporation officials are present; fellow members sit about drinking beer and watching the "fun." About the middle of each duelist is fastened a protective pad, about each throat a thick scarf to prevent severance of the jugular vein. Over the eyes are placed wire mesh goggles; a steel snout protects the nose. The duelists' prime targets are one another's cheeks and forehead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Old German Custom | 6/16/1930 | See Source »

...observation trains, an increase of 340 over last year's figures. This has been made possible by the construction of 85 additional cars, each considerably larger than those of former trains. The new cars will be 40 feet long, of steel construction, and with canvas tops. A wire mesh on the back and sides will replace the usual canvas giving the passengers more...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD-YALE BOAT RACE DOWNSTREAM THIS YEAR | 3/24/1930 | See Source »

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