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Pilgrims fled in terror, many fell, panic threatened. "The camel! The camel!" screamed some of the quick-witted. From the rear of the procession a brave cameleer spurred his loose-lipped beast forward to give the conciliatory bite. Fearful of its ears, the mad elephant fled trumpeting to the river...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Conciliatory Camel | 2/10/1930 | See Source »

Half way through the film came a spurt of flame, a cloud of acrid black smoke from the projection booth. The cinema operator's assistant, quick-witted, tore the roll of blazing film from his machine ran with it to the manager who threw it out of a window...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Paisley's Hogmanay | 1/13/1930 | See Source »

Early last week United Press correspondent Emilio Aguidino strolled along Buenos Aires' Calle Brazil smoking a morning cigaret, enjoying the warm December sunshine. Opposite the cigar store above which unique President Irigoyen lives in a modest apartment waited the Presidential automobile with its usual accompaniment of escorting automobiles, aides, detectives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Unique Irigoyen | 1/6/1930 | See Source »

If these men expect to accomplish anything, they have before them a difficult task. Free education to all is admittedly a commendable idea, but the present method of carrying it out is of dubious merit. Formulated by men of democratic principles, the present system is an example of democracy carried...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE | 10/22/1929 | See Source »

Few British Members of Parliament perform in public as entertainingly as nimble-witted James Henry Thomas, Lord Privy Seal, Minister in charge of Britain's knottiest problem, Unemployment. Parliament's best contract bridge player, the Rt. Hon. Lord Privy Seal is also a notable after-dinner speaker, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Public Performers | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

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