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Since the date of his appeal Il Duce has sent a signed photograph of himself to each begetter of twins or triplets. Last week things seemed to be going so well that Papa Benito-begetter of four single children-announced that henceforth he would not send photos to fathers of twins and triplets. By inference, only the begetters of quadruplets need apply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Better Begetting | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

...Mamma, that man looks just like Papa,' said the little daughter of a minister to her mother, as she pointed to a Sing Sing prisoner who was doing ten years for grand larceny in connection with a confidence game. This was amusing to me, and exceedingly embarrassing to the mother, as the minister had previously insisted to me that criminals were physically marked and that he could pick them out of a crowd at a glance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sing Sing | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

...matter, my dear!" said "Papa" Joffre, "No matter-Frenchmen won the Battle of the Marne. It is enough that the French Army saved France. The individual part need not.be considered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Backgammon at Louveciennes | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...have finished them," said "Papa" Joffre contentedly, "Only the other day I finished signing-initialing-the last of the 800 pages. I have signed each one. So there can be no mistake when I am dead, and they are published. I give the documents, the facts. Others may form their own opinions from them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Backgammon at Louveciennes | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...Papa Benito bounced in turn upon a large white horse. Prancing and bouncing, and cheered by loud Fascist "Ala-ala-ala-las!" the Prime Minister and his Big-Eyed Babe rode once around Ancient Rome, out the Appian Way a piece, back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Bounce! Bounce! Bounce! | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

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