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Over 4000 pennies were contributed by the Freshmen, other gifts including Canadian and Italian coins, blank checks, cough drops, cigarettes, a pair of dice, an empty cartridge, and one peppermint Life-Saver...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seniors Prove Ineffective Beggars as 1927 Contributes $159.13--Lamont Plans Strong Box for Two Million Marks | 5/8/1924 | See Source »

...quaint child one sees. We have with us again the precocious girl orphan who confides in her diary and longs to be an author-the unsympathetic relatives who are won over by her shy independence - the Great Family Secret-the letters to Father in Paradise-etc., etc. But the peppermint sticks are tastier than the run of such literary peppermint sticks; the author knows her locale, Prince Edward Island, and writes of it with some intelligence. All in all it is a wonderful book to give that old-fashioned aunt. But be sure to include a box of handkerchiefs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Good Books: Oct. 1, 1923 | 10/1/1923 | See Source »

DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS -Highly unusual film of the high-tide of the American whaling industry. When one irritated sea-monster starts crunching a boat and its occupants like a peppermint stick, directly in front of the camera, it is difficult to keep the shivers out of your spine. A distinct achievement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Pictures: Mar. 3, 1923 | 3/3/1923 | See Source »

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