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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...working continuously, spurred on by the hope of finding a really ancient hairpin factory. This no doubt would be an achievement and the Count de Prorok could expect nothing less than immortality for his reward, while the faithful members of his little band could hold the folks back home spell-bound with the stirring tale of the adventure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAIRPINS AND PINHEADS | 3/16/1925 | See Source »

Slowly the crowds trickle towards the nations capital, greeted by an unexpected termination of the warm spell that makes it very easy to "Keep Cool With Coolidge." The Washington shops have retaliated for the program of "simplicity" and "economy" by breaking precedent to the extent of keeping open on Inauguration Day Colonel Coolidge has decided that there are enough bibles in Washington to make it unnecessary to bring one from Vermont, Governor Pinchot will ride in the procession with a sombrero from Texas, Governor Nellie Ross will be received with all due acclamation, as the first lady governor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INAUGURAL | 3/4/1925 | See Source »

...mentioned "Cincinnati" as the home of the typical American yap. Now I live in Cincinnati, and while I must admit that New York and Chicago have their advantages, it seems to me that even Cincinnati might be worth living in for a while, if only to learn how to spell it. Respectfully. A. M. Stern...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 2/25/1925 | See Source »

...guard in place of Morrison, who was Captain Samborski's running mate earlier in the season. Without Malick, the University would have only Leekley as a man above the average in height, and Coach Wachter is making preparations for a close game in which scoring on close shots may spell the verdict...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VISITING FIVE MAY UPSET PREDICTIONS | 2/20/1925 | See Source »

...support; went down on one of the few notable productions of the season. Shaw's ideas in the play were familiar. But Shaw knew his people must not be simply puppets of protest against a world's uncertainty. He made them flesh and blood; under the spell of a virtually flawless performance, they came poignantly to life. Ideas chip and disappear; emotion is a constant quantity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Musical | 12/22/1924 | See Source »

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