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When the great Harvard bells clanged noon, Vag stole triumphantly away from his rubbers. He left Emerson D and ambled through the puddled Yard, smiling at one and all. And, from the Square on, Vag walked slowly home, his feet unencumbered and blissfully wet...
Spray-On Starch. An air-spray starch that needs no boiling and eliminates clothes-dipping was put on the market by General Aerosols, Inc. of Shelton, Conn. The starch can be applied to wet or dry laundry or to spot-starch outsides of collars. Price per 8-oz. container...
Courage. His clenched fists very tight against his hips as he spoke, the President bowed his head thoughtfully. Now and then he wet his lips; once he mopped his brow. In a moving little talk, he said: "I personally believe he has filled his office with greater distinction and greater ability than any other man our country has known-a man of tremendous character and courage, intelligence and wisdom...
...them for all time. His Piazza del Popolo has the quality of a good dream about to vanish. The Terrace shimmers, billowing like a veil before the onrush of huge forces. And finally Early Spring, which seems so gentle at first, is heaving, budding, bursting, beckoning, filled with wet splendors and bright pangs of delight...
...illness, then explanation and reassurance with absolute truthfulness. Little things-a new hat, dining out, or going to a ball game-help in mild cases. "A tranquilized mother would be about as good as a tranquilized Notre Dame football team," says Dr. Lovshin. "Who wants to live with a wet rag?" So he is against giving tranquilizers to tired mothers. But he thinks there may be a place for tranquilizers in handling these cases: "Give them to the husband, children and puppies...