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...Atlanta, Ga., Bess, fox terrier, went up with her master in an airplane to make her 20th parachute jump. At a height of 1,500 feet she was dropped over the side, swaddled in paraphernalia. She fell swiftly all the way; the parachute did not open. When mechanics approached the limp bundle on the field, they saw ripples under the cloth, saw Bess emerge and lope off toward the hangar where she sleeps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Winged Dog | 12/16/1929 | See Source »

Captain Wenner led the scoring for both fives rolling up 18 points, six less than the B. U. total, by virtue of seven field goals and four free throws. He was the Crimson's offensive star throughout and also contributed to the defense. Captain Nims, the Terrier right forward, scored the majority of his team's points by caging four field goals along with two foul shots...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPEEDY QUINTET DOWNS B. U. RIVALS | 12/14/1929 | See Source »

...Denver, Mrs. Alto Birchmore, 85, on her deathbed, requested that Pert, fox terrier, be chloroformed, buried in the same casket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Turnip | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

...rest of the Harvard menagerie, the nips of a playful little terrier, the remarks of a parrot, and the hoots of two owls have their own select circles of admirers; so none are ever completely overlooked, even in the greatest of confusions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Students Brave Parietal Regulations Out of Countenance With Bewildering Zoological Exhibitions | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

...told you it would not be a surprise"-to reporters asking what birthday present she would give her father. The "surprise" was triple: 1) a bowl of water with four toy boats, ticketed For naval parity; 2) a toy terrier-I am Scottie too; 3) a slate-Let us reckon up our debits and credits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Ishbel | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

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