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Their bicycles were not built for two. Taut skeletons of aluminum and steel, so light that they can be lifted on a stiff forefinger, so strong that they can endure terrific smashes, their racing bicycles reveal what a strenuous age has done to an engine once fitted for leisured lovemaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Six Days | 3/22/1926 | See Source »

Petulant and grumpy at their matron's failure to provide adequate music with their meals, Yale freshmen last week shoved their supper dishes off the tables, bashed glassware, chairs, trays, butter, jams and desserts in all directions, shuffled out into Berkeley Oval and lighted bonfires, scampered into New Haven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Freshmen | 3/15/1926 | See Source »

A great alabaster sarcophagus was the most impressive object in sight. Upon it a gold canopy was laid with the gold tipped poles which held it erect in the funeral procession leaning against the sarcophagus.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEWS OF IMPORTANT TREASURES IN NILE VALLEY EVADES PRESS CENSOR | 2/2/1926 | See Source »

At Princeton, Professor Kemmerer gave out a long statement in which he described the Polish Government as "taking hold with a firm hand," and the Poles as "grimly determined to pull through" the present period of financial depression. He added that the Polish Government has cut its budget 25% for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Kemmerer's Report | 2/1/1926 | See Source »

Observers noted that considerable hue and cry has been raised during the past two weeks over reports and rumors concerning what Professor Kemmerer did or did not think about Poland. Premature despatches gave the impression that he was about to return and paint the Polish fiscal situation in glowing colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Kemmerer's Report | 2/1/1926 | See Source »

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