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...have been in a great many countries during the last five years. I happen to know, as well as Mr. Hughes does, that we cannot recognize the Russian Government...
Calvin Coolidge: "Madame de Teleme, French astrologist, who is said to have forecast the death of President Harding, issued the following statement : "President Coolidge will have to be very careful of himself, although it appears that no untoward event will happen to him. "The influence of Uranus is not favorable to the United States; in her internal policies she will face great difficulties, while political discussions are likely to get the United States in trouble with foreign Powers...
...happen to know," said Mr. Geer, "that there were several early deaths in the football group where the cause of death had no possible relation to the individual's participation in athletics. This probably accounts for the higher ratio of actual to expected deaths among the football men. The important point, however, is that the ratio even in this group is in favor of the athlete...
...What is soon to happen at the Peace Table will depend more upon the fibre of the conquering nations than upon Germany and its beaten vassals. It ought not to be difficult for people who have suffered so much to realize that the lustful spirit now seemingly exorcized from Germany, prevails everywhere more or less and that humanity is to gain nothing lasting by all its sacrifices if, on any pretext, greed, ambition, and injustice are again to be enthroned in other places...
Slave of Desire. The scenario is taken from Balzac's The Magic Skin. About half way through Poet Raphael (hero) meets the Magic Skin and things proceed to happen. The latter is one of those skins you love to touch. All you have to do is touch it and make a wish. Liquor, ladies and lullabies come romping in. The only difficulty was that Raphael got only so many wishes to the inch. Each wish shrunk the skin. When it reached the size of his palm he was to be introduced socially to the Grim Reaper. Before that occurred...