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...regime was established," he thundered. "How about the way America was established? It's necessary for us to tell our U.S. friends to grow up ... They must listen to us with more respect . . . We have acquired more wisdom than [America]. If this is the path she intends to tread, we don't intend to tread it with...
...Sibley, bought up great quantities of books with the extra cash. Although Sibley, called the "guarding genius of the library," aimed to please distinguished men like Longfellow and Lowell who frequented Gore, he disliked students who "couldn't tell a book from a ball." Walking about "with a light tread and quick movement for a heavy man," he guarded his growing collection well, admonishing readers about doubling over pages and careless turning of the leaves...
Colored Tires. White-sidewall tires edged with a band of blue, green or brown were put on sale by U.S. Rubber Co. The color band starts at the outer edge of the white sidewall and runs to the tread of the tire. Price: $16 to $17.50 above present white-wall prices...
...House means many things to many people. There are those who live completely in and for their House; there are others who consider it little more than a hotel; and there are yet others who tread the middle ground. It is perhaps typical of Winthrop that it has all three types in abundance...
...Squeal Tire. An automobile tire that neither hums nor squeals on turns has been developed by the U.S. Rubber Co. The U.S. Royal 8 has an almost rectangular "footprint" that keeps an extra amount of rubber on the road, and its tread design is reversed, with the narrowest ribs at the outer edge. The tire, say U.S. Rubber officials, will also give 25% more mileage. Price: about...