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...fainted, inhaled smelling salts, revived. She now ordered her chauffeur to speed up the Champs Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe, guarded only by a single poilu. Acting from pure impulse, without notifying the authorities, Mrs. Parmely Herrick had resolved to place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as a last tribute from Ambassador Herrick...
...which no personal credit should be given, their position would not be in conflict with the Harvard Award system, which generally glorifies organizations rather than individuals. What chiefly troubles Mr. Kent (and puzzles the advertising world) is that, having decided to give personal credit, Marcus & Co. put the laurel wreath upon the Hammarstrom brow...
Asked for her reaction to the rumored banning of the Junior Dance, Miss Jane Cowl, Hon. '29, and last year's Prom Girl, said "I hope it is banned. Then no one will ever snatch the wreath from me. I do wish I could play Shakespeare more often, though," she added wistfully...
...President Cabrera sent Assassin Jiron to the U. S. on a secret mission. His instructions included going to Mt. Vernon and piously laying a wreath on George Washington's Tomb...
Enters Mr. Stillings, angry. He drapes the nameplate with black crepe. He puts before it a floral wreath. He adds a placard reading: "Financially Dead." To reporters Mr. Stillings remarks: "Mr. Johnston's conduct has been extremely foolish and I intend to take severe measures with him." As one would suspect, Standard Diamond Co. deals in diamonds. Its patrons agree to pay $1 a week for 100 weeks, at the end of which period they receive a diamond worth $175. If they pay $2 a week for 100 weeks they get two diamonds, worth $350. The company reserves...