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...Lawrence, Mass., a sneakthief snatched Mrs. Annie Thiarback's pocketbook, containing $9.70, in a store. Later the store received an unsigned letter containing two $5 bills and a note stating that the writer regretted his conduct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Trance | 9/29/1930 | See Source »

...Joffre, so fast asleep that he did not hear light steps on the porch, the creak of the front door which Madame La Maréchale had accidentally left unlocked, or stealthy footfalls which soon indicated that someone was prowling all over the house. Surely it could be no sneakthief. Who would steal from lovable, heroic "Papa" Joffre, who saved Paris at the Battle of the Marne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Poor Papa Joffre | 4/15/1929 | See Source »

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