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...began one of the most fascinating chapters in political history: the actual making of a President by a private citizen who was possessor of much money, more enthusiasm and extraordinary ability as an administrator and political adventurer. ... As Senator . . . his governmental functions were almost as numerous as those of Pooh-Bah in Titipu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Strenuous Americans | 12/31/1923 | See Source »

...America is planning to step in and referee the matter. A loan of a billion and a half dollars to help the struggling mark get on sol'd land is being contemplated. But France pooh-poohs our offers of assistance; she knows that Germany doesn't need it. Only a general German reversal of attitude will clear the skies. Premier Cuno, an honorable man apparently, has foresworn the policy of his predecessors. Said he a week ago: "There is no central force within economic circles strong enough to take the leadership out of the hands of the government under...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PAPER AND JUNK | 12/20/1922 | See Source »

...feature, and to me as to you the incomprehensible feature,--of our U. S. civilization. . . . When the ordinary American hears of these cases instead of the idealist within him beginning to see red with the higher indignation, instead of English history growing alive in his breast, he begins to pooh-pooh and minimize and tone down the thing, and breed excuses from his general fund of optimism and respect for expedience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: J. N. BEFFEL DISCUSSES SACCO-VANZETTI CASE | 3/17/1921 | See Source »

...cast of the play will be as follows: The Mikado of Japan, S. F. Batchelder '93 Nanki Poo, his son, G. E. Hills '97 Ko Ko, lord high executioner, C. Guild '86 Pooh Bah, lord high everything else, H. W. Brown '95 Pish Tush, a noble lord, L. Bryant '95 Yum Yum, Miss M. W. Daniels Pittl Sing, Miss E. B. Noyes Peep Bo, Sisters, wards of Ko Ko. Miss E. Densmore Katisha, an elderly lady, Mrs. S. H. Hooper

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe College Library Benefit | 3/30/1905 | See Source »

...cast will be as follows: Mikado, Mr. Lindsey Morison; Nanki Poo, Edgar Temple and Mr. Hanshue; Koko, Oscar Girard; Pish Tush, John Read; Pooh Bah, J. K. Murray and W. H. Clark; Yum Yum, Clara Lane; Pitti Sing, Laura Millard; Peep Boo, Miss Lehman; Katisha, Rose Leighton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notice. | 10/28/1896 | See Source »

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