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...this Point, the Parsimonious Freshman threw away his pencil and paper, seized his fountain Pen and check book, and at once made out his subscription for the following year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Fable of the Parsimonious Freshman | 9/1/1935 | See Source »

...their own. They wanted the Morrows to get only what they had spent for landlord claims, plus a small profit and no common stock. Last week the Special Master, declaring that the Morrow scheme "discriminated unfairly" in favor of United Stores Corp., summarily threw it back into the Federal Court for further study...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Reorganizations | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

...confused effort to satisfy Elizabeth, turning from Darnley when she found that the marriage meant only greater uncertainty and weakness. Marrying Bothwell, whether for political or amorous reasons, she allied herself with the strongest military leader of the kingdom, sank into despondency when his ineffectually became clear. She threw herself on the mercy of Elizabeth, who had her beheaded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Queen & Straws | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

...Last week General Motors Corp. was so cheerful about present and future earnings that it upped the quarterly common stock dividend from 25? to 50?, threw in an extra dividend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Credit for Sale | 8/12/1935 | See Source »

...diary some 83 women he had tried to seduce. To Peoria's pride, 67 of his attempts were unsuccessful. He had come along in his car in the rain, given Miss Hallmark a lift, liked her so well he choked her unconscious, hit her on the jaw and threw her into the ditch. The Press at first rated him "handsome, curly-haired, muscular." Then it came out that on his night-prowlings he carried scissors to snip women's underclothes, had made a New Year's resolution to get a new girl every week for a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Midwest Murders | 8/12/1935 | See Source »

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