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...frozen in the currents of trade; the withered leaves of industrial enterprise lie on every side; farmers find no markets for their produce: the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone. A host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence. Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment...
...cartoonist's invention, necessitated by the fact that he has no "distinctive mark," based on a single instance when he had to borrow a hat that was too small for him. At Monte Carlo he usually bets on red because he has a "preference for the optimistic side of things." Among many vigorous yarns about the War, funniest (unintentionally) is "My Spy Story," in which he tells how he discovered and demolished a searchlight on the tower of a Scottish castle, considerably upsetting an innocent dinner party to do it. ". . . But the most extraordinary part in my opinion...
...troubled times of today the need of such a man is all too sorely felt. He was an optimist, filled with a tremendous and awful faith in the possibilities of man. Yet the flaws of human contrivance did not escape him: he shunned Bronson Alcott's Brook Farm, not from a lack of interest, but because the communal ideal was repugnant Emerson was an individualist. Intellectually the quiet minister of Concord was a swashbuckler whose doctrine his neighbors feared, but "the tone was so well-bred withal that much dangerous doctrine was overlooked for the manner of the presentation." Such...
...Cabin 132 165 Second Class 120 152 Tourist 108 132 Third Class 71.50 79.50 The Conference was faced with a difficult problem. If it refused to approve the cuts, member companies might give 30 days notice and withdraw. Said North German Lloyd's John Schroeder: "I am an optimist." Said French Lines' Felix Lachesnez-Heude: "We are prepared to make this sacrifice ... in the hope that it will develop much new business...
...Last week Mr. Curtis, as everyone expected, announced his decision to seek Republican renomination on the Hoover ticket next year rather than run for the Senate in Kansas. Said he: "I'm an optimist...