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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Penn. As a pistol shot started the 175-yard dash at Philadelphia, Charles Paddock jumped away from the line while the nearest spectators leaned over the brick wall of the grandstand to watch him. Badly made and softened by dampness, the wall broke and onto the track tumbled spectators and debris. One old man fell square into the path of Paddock who jumped over him and then swerved to avoid debris, pounded on to cross the finish line in 17 2/5 sec., a world's record...
What the Parents' Exposition lacked was an adequate demonstration of methods actually practiced by conscientious modern mothers. The nearest approach to this was a Co-operative Consultation booth, where parents were urged by a sign to "Come in and talk it over." Individual problems were discussed and sound advice given. But, for conciseness, nothing at the exposition equalled the remark which one charming modern mother made as she was leaving the Grand Central Palace: "What do I do with my little boy? Practically nothing. I read to him and he reads to me. I play games with him. When...
...raced down the water-drenched track to hand the baton to F. E. Cummings '30 one minute, 57 and 4-5 seconds after he had started. Cummings held the Harvard lead throughout his run, and relinquished the baton to W. C. Peet '28, five yards in front of his nearest contender, Wardwell of Bates. In the home-stretch of his leg, Peet gave up the pace-making to the Lewiston contingent as Adams slipped past him to hand his captain, Wakely, a seven-yard advant- age over the Harvard anchor man, Porter. In the final rush for the tape, Wakely...
...believe, something less than two years ago that we suggested in these olumns that if the Lampoon were going to continue to shout "present" or even "accounted for" in the ranks of the current comics, the best thing it could do was to hoof it to the nearest Liggetts and insert its savings in a tidy stock of Enos Fruit Salts or some equally efficacious cathartic...
...busy floor man was asked by his office for a quotation on General Electric. "What the-!" he roared. "I can't be bothered for quotations at a time like this!" "But Berlin wants to know. They're holding the wire." Abashed, the floorman dove into the nearest drift of ticker-tape. "138½ and still going up!" he reported. Berlin bought 3,000 shares...