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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...original, unwieldy Aubplanalp. "I've met lots of people," chuckled Mr. Planalp, "and I've been in quite a few towns and cities in the U. S., but I've never yet met anyone-with the exception of members of my own family, who can spell the surname backwards and forwards with the same result." Idlers suggested appropriate names for Mr. Planalp's children: Ada, Bob, Lil, Anna, Hannah, Otto. They could call Mr. Planalp "Pop," one jester added. . . . Manhattanites reflected that Mr. Planalp should some day call on James Leffel of 39 Courtland Street, their...
...advised every President since William Howard Taft on the purchase and wearing of clothes, suffered a sudden heart attack. President Coolidge's personal physician, Major J. F. Coupal, was summoned from Paul Smith's Hotel to White Pine Camp at 3 a.m. and reported the spell not serious. Mr. Brooks has been ill for many months. John Mays, Negro, has been substituting for Mr. Brooks...
Next day eloquent disciple J. J. Mickle told the press of a dark, "diabolical conspiracy;" the spell binding prophet spoke...
...certain principles. First, one man, one vote. This is as old as the system started by the Rochdale pioneers. Second, earnings on capital in co-operative enterprises should be limited to 5%. It's modeled after the Rochdale system, but in this criticism they didn't even spell Rochdale right...
Swimming, gulls' egging, clamming, spearing eels through the bay ice, are more in his line than schoolbooks. He gravely swaps yarns with the bearded herdsmen of Montauk Point. The sea's spell is on him early...