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...judicial system) didn't put her on the stand, it was probably in imminent danger of an attack with a screwdriver, too," TIME'S writer hit a new high in vilification, made the efforts of defense counsel sound like the drooling of the veriest novice...
...dubious distinction of being the property of the Philadelphia Phillies. Lund allowed only three hits, struck out nine in the seven-inning game. Losing pitcher was Aircraftsman George Dickinson, who was just as good. He gave only three hits in the five innings that he pitched -two of them veriest scratches -but four Australian errors, two of them his own, marked him as the losing pitcher with the score 2-to-1 when he withdrew...
...child seems to have a bad cold. He coughs & sneezes, his nose runs, so do his eyes. He is feverish. His neck is swollen, throat sore, tongue furry. At this point an experienced parent or doctor will suspect measles. After a blotchy red rash appears, the veriest tyro knows...
There are various good books for the seniors to browse in while they lie beneath the mid day sun. "More Boners" for instance will make the veriest dullard feel confident of graduation. "Years Of Grace," the new Pulitizer prize novel, is no worse than most Pulitzer awards. The Vagabond feels called upon to state, lest he arouse false hopes, that Grace unfortunately is not a proper noun, nor yet an improper girl. Quite a wag, the old fellow. And then there is the Saturday Evening Post. Long years ago the Vagabond had a nickle which, being a shiftless wastrel...
...while the admission of "The Isis" is depressing, particularly so because it associates one of the finest educational institutions in England with two of the lowest cities of the world, it is at least enlightening. The reason for the peculiar pronunciation of Magdalene becomes self evident to the veriest dullard...