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...mother told me that I was not cut out for a paper doll, that I had larger things to do than wash other peoples poodles. So at the ripe and mellow age of forty-nine I strapped my felt hat to my black overcoat and set out for Cambridge. Arriving there about half past nine what was my surprise when I saw that someone had arrived there before me--it was quite a thrill to see the long line of Yard Cops on their conservations with their arms crossed across their abdomens and that look which Abraham Lincoln has described...
...Speech. It was before this monument that President Coolidge doffed his hat, shed his overcoat; faced a biting wind, radio transmitters, 150,000 people; orated. His one pronouncement of policy was that the U. S. would not enter the World Court unless the Senate reservations were accepted in toto. He said in part...
Entering the hotel she walked unconcernedly to her favorite table, ordered tea. Since many of the guests were discourteous enough to stare, Mme. Tiv raised her lorgnette and swept them with a reproving glance. Soon a policeman entered, stripped off his overcoat, clothed Mme. Tiv in it and escorted her protesting to a police station. There she was examined by an alienist who pronounced her entirely sane...
...Ramblers. Heralded as the world's funniest twain, Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough rode into town on a two-cylinder vehicle, The Ramblers, and proved it. The resilient cigar and long, fur overcoat are still with them as they amble about Tia Juana with murderous Mexican villains in sinister pursuit. An off-and-on love affair, and a charming dancer, Marie Saxon, are tossed in for good measure. Presented as a musical comedy, The Ramblers is really an excuse for bringing back Comedians Clark and McCullough in a prolonged skit. It is a good excuse...
...valuables, what more do you want!" cried Mr. Zahler, "At least let me give Mr. Rosenthal his overcoat...