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...getting themselves gossiped about and quoted on all the front pages. And when he comes forth with an abandoned statement as his latest concerning the responsibility of the Republican party for Boston's bootleggers, he deserves all the space he gets, as a worthy exponent of the national unconscious humor...
Varying degrees of humor were shown in the fictitious names chosen by the individuals and groups applying. "Aces; All Aces" lay at the top of the pile, closely followed by "Faith, Hope, and Charity" which brilliant idea occurred to three groups. The "Blue Shux Clan" put in its bid for notoriety as did also "What Girls...
...Spirit. "I begin this contest wholly philosophically and in entire good humor; but during its progress I shall not hesitate, as in every other political contest in which I have engaged, to express myself concerning policies with such force and emphasis as I can command...
...strange, unearthly nature,--dreams again, and therefore capable of that magnificence attainable only when the imagination burst from the restraining influences of reason and "common sense." No problem is solved by Mr. Anderson; he propounds problems. He does not satisfy; he dissatisfies. Except for one story there is little humor, little lightness of touch. The intricacies of his humble characters are intensely human; their weakness are natural, their ultimate destructions inevitable. Consequently "Horses and Men" is not an inspiring book, except when it talks of horses. When it speaks of men, it deals with certain vital problems of life...
...young Irish heroine starts as a poor newsgirl under the Brooklyn Bridge. She ends up wife and heir to the Morgan millions. This simple tale is unfolded amid a frenzy of dancing, rather unimpressive music, vast displays of color and a sprinkling of humor. Thousands of the public flocked to Little Nellie Kelly; the same thousands will doubtless jam the benches of the Liberty Theatre to enjoy the upward curve of Rosie's fortune...