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Editor White once called his stout political friend, Nominee Curtis, a "nit wit." Asked, last week, if he was still of that opinion, Editor White said: "I am. Go ahead. They'll probably prove that I beat my wife...
...rich friends; insignificant, he talks of the great; uneducated, he prattles of Shakespeare and quotes frightful Latin. Such men invariably fool some people; although he disgusts Mrs. Fisher (Helen Lowell) he wins the heart of her daughter Amy (Wintfred Wellington); and though the Fishers all think Amy a nit-wit to marry him. Piper proves, by his efforts to save their talented son from being swindled out of his rights as an inventor, that he is the best friend of the family...
...Years later, at a great banquet, a bald-headed toastmaster referred to this personal feature. Replying to the introduction, Dr. Fosdick pleaded that hair that was knitted was better than hair that was nit...
...TELEVISION Cal. vs. Oregon (NIT), ESPN, 7 p.m. Celtics at Cavaliers, WABU, 7:30 p.m. Sabres at Devils, ESPN2, 7:30 p.m. Heat at Jazz, TNT, 8 p.m. Clemson vs. Xavier (NIT), ESPN...