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...therefore credible that Christian women, such as the Armenian mother is known to be, would bargain their most precious jewels (babies), to dogs (Turks) whom they would not hesitate to destroy; for gain ? Hardly...
...through the Mohawk and Hudson valleys the train swept and paused. At Utica, Herkimer, Ravenna, Kingston, Newburgh, West Point there were crowds, cheers, songs, handshakes, little girls, gladioli, more movies by Mrs. Coolidge. At Weehawken, Manhattan Transfer, Pennsylvania Junction only a few trainmen gazed on the special and its precious cargo. At midnight the President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived at a spick and span White House, tired, happy...
...bleached relics were paraded through the drizzly streets of Warsaw, 200,000 church dignitaries, Catholic societies, humble worshipers led by Cardinal Alexander Kakowski walked through the streets gleaming in the garish flicker of flambeaux and lanterns. Finally the precious saintly casket was taken to the vieux carré of the city and placed in the Jesuit Church, from which the next day it was removed after the convention opening, and whisked back by automobile, to Rostkow, the saint's birthplace...
...their sons Bruno and Vittorio. Round about stood in attitudes of somewhat disgruntled welcome, the 60 Grand Councillors of San Marino, an august senate from which the two regents are chosen twice a year. Well they might regard II Duce with suspicion, fear. Did not Caesar Borgia wrest the precious independence of the republic from it for an all-too-broad span of years? May not the republic's armed forces (1200 men, constituting the sturdy male population between 16 and 60) be called upon to sell their lives in attempting to repulse the possible aggression of the Caesar...
...Artificial dentures" is a more precious term. The number of teeth was 29,412,243, enough for 919,132 full sets of 32 teeth. Each tooth brought 4½c, each mouthful...