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Last year Albert Moore Reese, zoologist at West Virginia State University, stopped thinking so much about alligators, on which he is an authority, and turned his attention to owls. His interest began when citizens of Morgantown, W. Va. complained about being attacked by owls. Dr. Reese inquired hither & yon, asked people who had had owl encounters to tell him all about their experiences. From all over the U. S. came letters. Last fortnight he published some of his data in Science (weekly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Ferocious Owls | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

...converted them into Prohibition propaganda. But the old order changeth and Progress is an exemplary ambition. Perhaps Mother Goose willingly aids and abets the Noble Experiment. Forsaking her eternal kingdom she will be seen in the night air stealthily aeroplaning--of course her broomstick is antiquated--hither and yon disseminating the evils of drink. Yes, the Eighteenth Amendment is an honorable thing and even Mother Goose should garner a Cause for her dotage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SWAN SONG | 10/23/1930 | See Source »

...party after another, what men want is still "It", is the humble impression gleaned from a thoroughly unenlightened hour in the fifth row. Cynicism, real live raciness, speed, boredom, naivete, a boy and a girl on horseback, and several admittedly clever studio shots are all hurled thither and yon for the bafflement of the audience. But you can't fool skilled observers. It's sex, and, incidentally, one of the most abortive attempts at entertainment that Hollywood has seen fit to foist on Americana. Time your entrance for "Manslaughter" and if you don't know what men want, this...

Author: By R. C., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 10/17/1930 | See Source »

...hate to see yon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Innate Verecundity | 8/4/1930 | See Source »

...hope to heck yon never come back

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Innate Verecundity | 8/4/1930 | See Source »

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