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So that's all I get for my comedy", sighted Jack, as the scribe packed up and departed.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jack Donahue Walks About Disguised as Drug Store - Tells of How Heat Gave Effect of Humor With Lady in Gallery | 10/10/1927 | See Source »

The Union alone can now provide what would be the purpose of the proposed Dining Hall--a balanced diet, eatening liesure in attractive surroundings. If it is far-sighted enough to secure an inspired dietician such an attractive and varied menu as to wean men from the eating machines in...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IN UNION, STRENGTH | 9/28/1927 | See Source »

¶ At the end of his trip. President Coolidge stood above the Grand Canyon. Observers wondered whether a man whose greatest quality of tact was a stubborn silence, often ill-timed, would now fit the circumstances so as to be impressive. After regarding the canyon for several minutes, the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Coolidge Week | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

Hours later came a vagrant radio report, unconfirmed, that Flyer Redfern had been sighted by a steamer 300 miles east of the Bahama Islands, on his course and about 500 miles out. After that, silence.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Brunswick to Brazil | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

The Aloha had trouble. Three times she went into dangerous tail spins and three times pilot Jensen, stunt flyer, pulled her out. Once, flying low because only close to the sea would their compass work, they bumped a wave; and rose above it. Once the gas pump went wrong. Having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Dole Race | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

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