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...Significance. Mr. Lewis once had a romantic twist (see Free Air, The Trail of the Hawk, The Job). Then discontent plagued him sore. He pickaxed through Main Street, spitted Babbitt. Now, slightly relieved but no whit satisfied, he hammers out a harsh heroism and lays it, hissing hot, to the flabby flank of Medicine. While he is thus occupied, his fancy is caught by a realist's dream of fair woman - wry little Leora. The satire is swift, sure, great in its age, and Leora, being of life, will outlive...
...blemishes in this concert) and still have acquitted itself very creditably in Springfield four days later. I grant that Mr. Thomson was harsh in using such phrases as "tender and devoted skill" concerning a soloist who deserved a great deal of praise, but the august Pierian did not one whit enhance its dignity by replying in like terms...
...surrender the University into the prying, meddling hands of an ever changing legislature is in effect what Mr. Blanchard and his associates would accomplish. The fear that a University administration will make itself subservient to big business interests is not one whit as terrifying as the thought that the machinations of logrolling of a typical legislative body can finally be made to control the destinies of Harvard...
Last week the 16 club owners of the American and National Leagues assembled in conference. Thrice during one day the conference was postponed while attempts were made to effect compromises. But Judge Landis would evidently not abate his terms one whit and the club owners, not less for the good name of their business than for the necessity of upholding their organization, were obliged to support Mr. Landis...
...that the newspapers and magazines are run by human beings who very urgently resent any curtailment of their profits. The suggestions for raising second class postal rates have been generally confined to increases on the rates for advertising matter* on which publishers receive revenue; but the publishers are no whit appeased. Already, the press is crying aloud that it is abused, saying "the estimate of the second class deficit is too large" and "all other postal rates have been decreased since the War, but we still pay War rates." If the movement to increase second class rates becomes definite...