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...Owen D. Young (see p. 51), Authoress Ida Minerva Tarbell relates how he arranged a meeting of John Pierpont Morgan and Belgian Banker Emile Francqui during the Young Plan conferences. Next day Banker Young asked the Belgian how the meeting went. Said M. Francqui: "Fine, Owen Young. I say wow-wow to Mr. Morgan, Mr. Morgan say wow-wow to me, and we go home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 13, 1932 | 6/13/1932 | See Source »

...accurately described in print, unless some of the things he does, the expressions that he uses, are outlined. . . . There are five people (over 21) besides myself, who read my copy of TIME, and they all agree that TIME is "a - - wow"- (not used with the permission of the copyright owners). Louis NELSON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 15, 1932 | 2/15/1932 | See Source »

...item headed "Wow" in your April 20 issue. Probably the foremost dog-barker today is Tom Corwin, who takes the part of the most famous movie dog in the "Rin-tin-tin Thrillers," presented each Thursday evening over the NBC Blue Network by Chappel Bros., Rockford, 111., dog food manufacturers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 11, 1931 | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

...Wow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 20, 1931 | 4/20/1931 | See Source »

...Henry Magis was arrested for barking like a dog, thereby disturbing the peace. * He explained: "I was barking and howling to frighten away my daughter's boyfriends." But Mrs. Magis said: "Whenever Henry Magis gets drunk he thinks he's a dog. Anyway, he's a wow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 20, 1931 | 4/20/1931 | See Source »

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