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...tradition Assassin Booth, as he leaped from Lincoln's box to the stage, cried "Sic Semper Tyrannis." One E. V. McGinnis of St. Louis whose great grandfather was Booth's physician and whose grandfather was sitting in the Ford's Theatre audience on the evening of April 14, 1865, claims that what Booth really said was: "I'm sick?send for McGinnis...
...Professor M. Hermond Cochran of the University of Missouri, Wilhelm Hohenzollern sent the author a post card bearing on one side his photograph, on the other a message in English. Excerpt: "The 'World Crisis' the Allies are also suffering from, is the Punishment Providence is meeting [sic] out to them for their Crimes in 1914 & at Versailles...
...kicking away from us that would come in in taxation. . . . The only man who is going to be safe during March when you have to make all them [sic] figures up is the bootlegger...
...Beads: "The plainer, the better. Fancy savage-looking wooden or glass beads in loud colors detract from the face. . . ." Hair: "Hairnets are impossible. Wide, casual waves are best." Makeup: "Use enough to look healthy. . . . Wipe off excess lipstick. For those who still believe it wicked to employ coloring to [sic] the lips, a pomade stick is advisable as it is more conservative and yet adds the needed flesh tones." Wearing the clothes: "Stand straight, with stomach in and head up. Hold the shoulders proudly. Round shoulders will ruin the most carefully chosen ensemble." Conclusions: "It is better to have...
...bomb that killed Clerks Werkheiser and House had been addressed to "J. Everhardt, Huntingdon, Pa." Mr. Everhardt is an official of a reformatory. Another was addressed: "Natap Mariane, Argentine Vice Consul, Argentine Consulate, Baltimore, Va. [sic]." The other four addressees formed a more homogeneous group...