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Beggar on Horseback. George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly, authors of Dulcy and To the Ladies! have gratified even more than usual their impish itching to scalp the tired business man and expose his lack of brains. In Beggar on Horseback they have indulged their suppressed desires by murdering him. Their instrument of vengeance, an impraetical young composer, leaves no doubt of his pique by wiping out the stodgy manufacturer and his entire wealthy, babbitt family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Feb. 25, 1924 | 2/25/1924 | See Source »

...that the sages are counting him out, are backing the tiger in the annual stalking match. But he remembers the advice of his even more remote ancestor and he is trusting in God and keeping his powder dry. It will be a lucky tiger who escapes with John's scalp when he is in this mood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STALKING THE TIGER | 11/10/1923 | See Source »

Miss Langley sustained several broken ribs and scalp lacerations and was taken by Rosencrantz to the Cambridge City Hospital. Late last night her condition improved slightly and she was taken off the danger list...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN'S CAR SKIDS ON WET STREET; LADY INJURED | 10/19/1923 | See Source »

...single, two doubles, a home run by Clark and two errors by Shapleigh, the Green shortstop, brought the score up to 15 to 9. Dartmouth and the University both brought in two more runs in the seventh. In the eighth the Crimson batters got their second Indian scalp by retiring Dunleavy who had replaced Lyon at the beginning of the inning, and scored another four runs. In the ninth, however, after the visitors had been retired on a fly to catcher and a double play, the game came weakly to a close. Burgess struck out; Clark flied out to center...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GREEN PLIES BAT TOO EFFECTIVELY | 6/14/1923 | See Source »

...barbers for its wonderful efficacy in ridding the scale of dandruff and stopping the hair form falling out. The chief reason why this preparation has become so popular is due to the valuable ingredients which exert an antiseptic action on the bacteria and the stimulating properties on the scalp. It is really astonishing how quickly Noonan's Hair Petrolo will show improvement even in cases where the hair is very dry and lifeless and the scalp unusually scaly. Barbers apply Noonan's Hair Petrolo for fifteen cents or it can be bough at drug and dept, stores, $1.00 a bottle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHY PETROLE HELPS DRY THIN HAIR | 1/5/1921 | See Source »

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