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Though he spends his life poking fun at the foibles of mankind, he seldom makes a bitter remark about a friend. As an after dinner speaker, he is successful; but not at Rotary Clubs. I think of him as a combination of H. L. Mencken and Martin Luther. Yet he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Donald Ogden Stewart | 7/2/1923 | See Source »

Rotary Clubs, composed of Americans and Panamanians have opened at Colon and Panama City.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: In Panama | 5/28/1923 | See Source »

According to a Patent Office report, women, during the past ten years, have invented 1,400 different "new and useful articles" ranging from a rotary plow share to an eggbeater. Among the articles are included a cow tail holder, a reinforced wooden bowl for beating eggs in and an artificial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: New and Useful | 5/19/1923 | See Source »

If Mr. Mencken carries on his abuse against Rotary much longer, Public Opinion may proclaim him a bully-or, to use his language-a cad, a double-barreled ass, a poltroon.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: A Bully | 3/10/1923 | See Source »

It is not known whether the Rotary Clubs pay any attention to Mr. Mencken or not. Possibly, if the Baltimore chapter should elect him a member . . .

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: A Bully | 3/10/1923 | See Source »

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