Word: samaritanism
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...fusillade, Striker Bill Tucker went down with a face and chestful of birdshot (see cut). The battle raged back and forth. Fourteen automobiles full of deputies arrived and were met by a barrage of rocks that broke their windows. Wounded men fell on every side. A would-be good Samaritan, Elmo Botkin, rushed in bearing a first aid kit, was promptly felled by a picket with a baseball bat, received an apology when he came to, was hospitalized. A short distance from the heart of the strife a peddler placidly sold ice cream bricks to the combatants. One striker went...
...check given Senator Nye by Lord & Thomas advertising agency for his endorsement of Lucky Strikes was made payable to the Good Samaritan Home for Crippled Children, Fargo...
...Byzantine influence which the Crusaders had brought back from Palestine and the beginning of an authentic Christian art in the West. Most of the altarpiece is still in Siena, but two superb little panels showing a 14th Century Italian Christ resurrecting Lazarus and meeting the Samaritan woman fell into the hands of John D. Rockefeller Jr., who let Cleveland exhibit them last week. Said Director Milliken, "The Duccios are the prize catch of the show. I just can't believe they're here...
...30th.--Comes the woman betimes to wake me, saying a man with big nose of great business is here to see me. So, I, very quick, up wondering who it be; but soon found out and vexed at my heart to see it be only the good Samaritan, Max Keezer. So we to do great bargaining and I very merry to hear him talk. But I not to give in to his offerings for I have heard his next step is to flip for the amount of the disagreement; and I did wait for this; and, bless my soul...
...makes constant effort to save young man from himself--a task of questionable value. Mental trouble finally disappears and the audience departs in satisfaction if not extreme pleasure. George Brent quite bad as the sal young man, Kay Francis attractive as young lady. Warren William quietly capable as trusty Samaritan. The photography ample, but not extraordinary. The humor weak, except where unintentional. For Hollywood's enlightenment--there are no great mountain ranges on Long Island, unless the administration has been exceedingly active since we were there this Christmas...