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Here comes a pause in the story, which seems difficult to explain. For it has since become known that the Lampoon dined on some sort of combination between roast pig and truffled turkey. The original menagerie, however, were obviously alive this morning; especially to the ears of any who may be unfortunate enough to reside in that section of the Gold Coast Bob Lampoon, when interviewed at a late hour last night, declared that a bird in the hand was not always worth two in the bush. There might be some clue there...
...Briand afterwards admitted that the Chalet's bustling waiters placed before them fresh caught mountain trout, roast chicken, sausages, peas (served as a separate course in France) and a basket heaped with fruit. What they munched was washed down in good Swiss wine. What they said was later hinted at in an official communique...
...Plattsburg military training camp, and Major General C. P. Summerall. Before them marched 1,600 citizen soldiers. Then Mr. Coolidge proceeded to inspect the camp in general and the mess hall in particular. The mess sergeant gave him the day's menu: fresh fruit, ham and eggs, roast beef, baked potatoes, string beans, corn on the cob, raisin bread, ice cream. The President pondered, smiled, said: "Well, they can't famish on that." The punctual limousine appeared, started toward White Pine Camp.... Suddenly, Presidential Chauffeur Robinson jammed on his brakes. From the car leapt Richard Jervis...
...vessel; a gorgeous excursion. The Author. Edna Ferber, pride of Kalamazoo, Mich., where she was born 39 years ago, and at Appleton, Wis., whose public schools she attended, lives beside Central Park nowadays, a national celebrity since 1912 or so, when her stories began appearing regularly in the magazines. Roast Beef Medium, Emma McChesney & Co., The Girls and So Big are the most familiar echoes to her name. She trains severely for authorship; swims, dives, secludes herself in a Basque fisher village...
...place a huge pork roast was the kingpin of the fare. What if it were not thoroughly done? Those Michigan boys are too excited to care. Many ate, tearing at the flesh, gulping it with oversweet coffee. At the game the Illinois and Michigan elevens lined up. Whistle. Plop! The kickoff. In ten minutes "Red" Grange made four touchdowns. The Michigan spectators felt sickish. More kickoffs. Touchdowns for this team, for that. Loud and long the cheers. Here and there someone on the Michigan stands grimaced. His stomach griped him. Pork is a heavy thing to eat, burdensome when...