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Scene: a junk-filled empty lot near London's seedy Portobello Road. Rain clouds. Children swinging from a rope tied to a tree. A crowd of corduroy jackets and miniskirts respectfully watches a German painter named Wer ner Schreib tack a huge picture of Ludwig Erhard to an easel, then set it afire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: Beautiful, Jean-Jacques | 9/23/1966 | See Source »

...miles a year, taking in Grange meetings, bee inspections, potato demonstrations. He has been writing his friendly column of anecdotes since the death in 1924 of Obediah Crouthamel (real name: Solomon DeLong), to whose column he was a contributor. Pumpernickle Bill's slogan is: "Fergess net, un schreib alsa mohl" (Don't forget to write sometime). A feature of his column is: "Glawwas Odder Net, Ow'r" (Believe It or Not). Sample...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Pumpernickle Bill | 8/9/1937 | See Source »

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