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...chirruped at him; they whistled; they called. And for the first time in his life Bob White heard sounds. Delighted he yelped answers. No congenital deafness was his. More delighted was Dr. Coward. He cherishes Bob White, finely bred grandson of President Coolidge's pet white collie, Rob...
...grandson), another Near-Pundit, stalking about on errands of his own. Most Field and Lodge despatches are plastered thoroughly with such expressions as "observers here are agreed," "as a prominent Republican said today," "it is said," or "experts foresee." The anonymity of the "experts," "Republicans" and "observers" does not rob such despatches of interest for partisan readers.-Often-they force issues, precipitate news...
...Navy" men were relieved. British newspapers expressed more hotly than ever their belief that the treaty was conceived in partisan politics and baptised with U. S. hypocrisy. ¶Mrs. Coolidge shopped in Superior for a pair of bedroom slippers. One of her red ones had been chewed up by Rob Roy.* That old collie had inadvertently been left in the Brule bedroom while the Coolidge family watched a cinema on the dining room porch. Mrs. Coolidge, kind, told reporters how she had later caught Rob Roy under the bed, but had lacked the heart to chastise him with...
...officials made ready to apply 18 highgrade padlocks. Pending the trials, however, all the clubs stayed open, did business indignantly. The raided proprietors accused their prosecutors of publicity-seeking. "Why do they pick on us," said one man, "when there are 22,000 speakeasies in the city where they rob you of your money and sell you poison liquor...
...Washington, the party chosen to board the Coolidge Special for Brule grew to 60, to 80, to 90. The total number included newsgatherers and camera men, but did not account for Rob Roy (white collie), Terrible Tim (red chow), Diana (white collie), Bessie (yellow collie), King Cole (black police dog) and the five White House canaries, all of whom were going...