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...from its present site, just within the stone wall at the public roadside, to a remote part of his estate. Mr. Candler began collecting animals four months ago. In cages along the estate wall he placed a Bengal tiger, five elephants (including Rosie, world's largest), a pair of black leopards, a pair of lions (the female is expectant), a pair of llamas which recently had issue, deer, camels, Himalayan goats, zebras, Shetland ponies imported from Germany, eight bears of assorted colors, monkeys, chimpanzees, Japanese red-faced apes, 13 flamingos (one of the best collections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 15, 1932 | 8/15/1932 | See Source »

...appropriate than his brother's. Harpo is a dogcatcher. He has a large lamp post to attract large dogs, a small lamp post for lapdogs, nets of various sizes. Running wildly about the town, he presently arrives at a speakeasy where Groucho Marx is trying to find a pair of professional football players to improve the Huxley team. Chico Marx is associated with the speak-easy as bootlegger and iceman. In the speakeasy. Harpo plays the slot machine with buttons, tries to enlarge his winnings by dropping coins in a pay telephone. He bowls grapefruit at bottles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Horse Feathers | 8/15/1932 | See Source »

...given him in 1901 in Dundee. On the flyleaf was written a record of the marriage and birth, signed by John G. Wendel. On the back flyleaf was a will bequeathing all John Wendel's property to his son, Thomas Patrick Mor ris Wendel. Also Morris submitted a pair of huge shoes with inch-thick gum soles which he said "Papa" Wendel once wore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 8, 1932 | 8/8/1932 | See Source »

...travels, Vines carries his rackets and two of his flannel caps in a new leather case. More extraordinary even than his caps?which are already creating a vogue like the Helen Wills eyeshade? are what Vines has inside his size 10 tennis shoes?a pair of arch preservers. His rackets?he uses 35 a year?are 13½ oz. with a 4? in. handle. For diversion, he likes to polish or scuttle about in his new Ford coupe. His best friend is one Carey MacPherson, who plays mediocre tennis, owns part of a Pasadena gas station. He is engaged to marry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Davis Cup, Aug. 1, 1932 | 8/1/1932 | See Source »

...yelling 'Yih! Yih! Yih!' Now, by gees, I can stand and walk!" Said a farmer: "Four weeks ago I had such night sweats my wife had to wring out my pajamas three or four times every night. For the last three weeks I have worn the same pair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Ontario Healer | 7/25/1932 | See Source »

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