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...straightforward if rather blunt way of dealing with the situation of farmer dissatisfaction which confronts the Republicans in the Middle West. Wheat at $1.50 and $10 hogs are not his entire program. Said he to an interviewer : " The best thing that could happen to this country would be to have Congress not meet for three years, and have no State Legislature meet for four years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Mr. Watson's Optimism | 8/6/1923 | See Source »

...that Lewis, " the best poker face West of the Hudson," had tears in his eyes when the announcement of the final vote was read, showing that Cappellini was beaten. But at this convention Cappellini was back, President-elect of the largest District in the anthracite group. What might not happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COAL: Mr. Cappellini | 7/9/1923 | See Source »

Divorce. If you are a gum chewer, female, happily married to a drug clerk, this picture will reveal just what is going to happen when the family fortunes rise and your man suddenly accepts a position as general manager of the chemical factory. You will move up to a small edition of the Ritz in the Social Register section and he will promptly begin staying late at the club. You will catch him having lunch with a vapid vampire and soon he will request a divorce. Then you will go to your father who, fortunately enough, owns the chemical works...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Jul. 2, 1923 | 7/2/1923 | See Source »

...Valera, Chief of the Republican Party, is reported to have left his secret hiding place and to be taking part in a verbal agitation for the Irish Republic. General Mulcahy, asked what will happen to De Valera if he shows his nose, answered laconically: "Wait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Ireland | 6/18/1923 | See Source »

...building situation: demand for buildings still outruns the supply, but prices are now so high that the demand may remain potential only and not effective, with the result that a disastrous collapse in the industry may occur. It is better for all parties that this should not happen; on the other hand, the renter must not be forgotten. As the speculative builder loses, the tenant will benefit. Rentals in most parts of the country are now very high, even compared with other prices, and business cannot proceed on a sound foundation until they rest on a lower level. Too much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Construction Halts | 5/28/1923 | See Source »

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