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...overworked mother and father; the languid uncle who will not work; the gossipy, relentlessly pert daughter who has engaged herself to the son of the house, whose great ambition is to become a veterinary: such is the assemblage. To give them excuse for talking through three acts, a drove of ailing pigs is introduced. The son wants to buy the pigs, cure them, sell for a plump profit that will take the mortgage off the house. Eventually he does so. In the meanwhile, there are two hours of pretty consistent amusement?due in no small part to the expert character...
...said that when the British, under General Tarleton, drove the Virginia Legislature from Charlottesville to Staunton, volunteers were called for to prevent the passage of the British through the mountains at Rockfish Gap. History tells us that Mrs. Lewis called to her side her three young sons, aged 17, 15 and 13 years, and made them fly to the defense of their country, their native land...
...private car Ideal, the same car which, it happens, was used by Warren G. Harding, speech-making in 1920. At 3 a.m., the special train drew into Ludlow, Vt. The Coolidges breakfasted before disembarking at 7.00 a. m. before a silent crowd of meditative Vermonters. In automobiles the party drove the twelve miles to Plymouth. A stop was made at the grave of Calvin Jr., freshly covered with flowers, which Mrs. Coolidge has been sending at frequent intervals from Washington. At the Coolidge house, the secret service men had to keep away the crowd of tourists who flocked in increasing...
Last week, at Houston, Tex., four super-enthusiasts teed their balls at night by a flashlight's glare, drove through an inky void toward another flashlight on the putting green. No penalty was levied for lost balls, of which the foursome had but three in their 18 holes. Each player had his ball marked in luminous paint for identification. Low score for the evening...
...upon the Italian Dictator by an impromptu parade of War veterans who, followed by a dense crowd of swarthy Italians, had come to swear undying fealty to Benito. With strong, rasping voices, the people called for him to appear. Tardy in obeying the wishes of the plebs, "caro Benit" drove the assembled populace into a frenzy. Drawing themselves up to their full height, the units of the crowds made a noise that would have shamed the efforts of a herd of wounded bulls. Benito, unable to resist, dashed onto the balcony. Hats were thrown into the air, 50,000 gullets...