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...College into the possession of the College in 1644, the bequest of Richard Harris, an early resident and Fellow Commoner and the brother-in-law of Henry Dunster, this is the oldest bit of College Silver now extant. As fingers were used entirely while eating, the dainty students would wipe their fingers (before dipping them into the salt) upon the napkin which rested on the three knobs which may be seen on the rim. The napkin also aided in keeping flies from the salt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROBINSON EXHIBITS EARLY AMERICANISM | 9/16/1936 | See Source »

...Church will have an opportunity to expel presumably guilty priests, nuns or friars from its ranks so that they can go to trial as lay persons. Such sudden action appeared to mean that Adolf Hitler, just now more attracted than ever by Nazi schemes of launching a war to wipe Bolshevism out of Russia, was prepared to take at something like face value overtures of aid made to Der Führer last week by German cardinals and bishops meeting at Fulda with a legate from the Pope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Woe to Wotan | 9/7/1936 | See Source »

...killed, so far as the U. S. is concerned, when Dr. Schacht completely suspended payments in Aski Marks. He also killed "Barter Marks." In the past more than 50% of all German-U. S. trade has been conducted in Aski Marks for "essentials" and Barter Marks for "nonessentials." To wipe out these two was to deal deadly blows to trade. Yet Dr. Schacht followed with a third wallop which put out of action even ordinary Registered Marks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Marks of War | 8/17/1936 | See Source »

...such by handing to the Church and certain swank "public schools" gilt-edged stock worth $350,000,000 and paying 3 % interest guaranteed by the State. In turn the State will exact for the next 60 years from former tithe-payers sums which, if fully paid, will then wipe out the obligation forever in 1996 A.D. Up & down England's countryside tithe riots have been frequent, and police seeking to find and seize cattle and other possessions of farmers who refuse to pay have disguised themselves as yokels, wandered about with straw in mouth on snooping expeditions, have been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Parliament's Week: Jul. 13, 1936 | 7/13/1936 | See Source »

give us a wipe for the love of Jesus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Zululand | 7/13/1936 | See Source »

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