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...more "typical" Frenchman was ever born. Owner of a small estate and vineyard in Touraine, son of a mediocre politician who once was Vice-President of the Senate, onetime mayor of Tours, and thrice holder for brief periods of the Ministry of Interior, once of the Ministry of Justice, it may be said of M. Chautemps that nothing can be said of him which would not apply as well to a score of other Deputies. His rise to leadership of the Radical Socialists resulted primarily from the fall of Edouard Daladier, after the latter's ignominious failure to form...
Pipe: Meerschaum, with gold band, from Vineyard, Mass...
Thus warned of war, Gazette readers went on to the next paragraph, which read: "We are assured that Mr. Eustace, at the vineyard . . . has collected thirty bushels of cocoon . . . notwithstanding the loss he sustained by the hail, etc., he has a prospect of making three or four hopheads of wine in the fall...
...only in geography and result did the Taitt election differ from the previous five. All other nominees were comparatively young men. Dr. Taitt is five years older than 62-year-old Bishop Garland. He has labored in the Pennsylvania vineyard all his life. Other nominees took several weeks of consideration before refusing the post. Dr. Taitt was in an adjoining room while the votes were cast. Elected on the first ballot he was immediately notified of the results. Ten minutes later his acceptance was announced to the press. It appeared to most observers that the potentates of the Pennsylvania diocese...
When the flow ceased Terzigno was half gone. Fifty houses were destroyed. One hundred and twenty-five acres of forest and vineyard were buried...