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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Subaudible Pipe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 27, 1938 | 6/27/1938 | See Source »

...with one of the moon. He has always had a passion for making apparatus out of any odd piece of junk that came to hand. On one occasion he made a telescope mounting out of an old bicycle. On another, he obtained a 20-ft. length of iron pipe, about six inches in diameter, which he intended to use as a spectroscope tube. There were cobwebs in the pipe which had to be cleaned out. Dr. Wood obtained a cat, put the cat in the pipe, closed up that end by laying a board against it. The cat saw light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Prince | 6/20/1938 | See Source »

From his cell in Alcatraz Prison Al Capone sent for a Hohner two-tone pitch pipe to keep himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 13, 1938 | 6/13/1938 | See Source »

Recently someone wrapped a length of iron pipe in a newspaper and with it slugged Ben Kohn. Slugged also were various other Browningites. Last week, Governor Browning posted $250 reward for Ben Kohn's slugger's apprehension. At the same time he invoked a forgotten law of 1919 empowering him to appoint up to 600 State police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Justice for Kohn | 6/6/1938 | See Source »

...Probably sampling the various gravy and beer spots on the Vagabond's suit. That'll hold him for a while--maybe kill him. The Vagabond relaxes: let's see, history review today. Damn, action again. The wasp-hornet breezes out of the closet, squats on the bowl of a pipe, sharpens up his stinger with his hind legs, hums contentedly to himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 6/1/1938 | See Source »

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