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Strange three-toed tracks were found on blocks of sandstone on a farm six miles from Leesburg, Va., quarried to make a walk on the estate, formerly owned by President James Monroe. Smithsonian Institution scientists, investigating, declared it the footprint of a dinosaur's hind-leg, the fourth toe being too short to make an impression. Further digging in the quarry may reveal new finds. Comparatively few traces of dinosaurs have been found in the Eastern states...
...optimism entirely unfounded for Holy Cross has always been a hard team to beat and with almost everything in their favor this year, they seem likely to turn the tables. It was only Buell's toe which saved the University in 1920 and 1921, and many will remember last year's game with the sensational punting duel between Gherke and the veteran Simendinger. The first half ended 0 to 0, then on a wet, slippery field in the second half the visitors made two mistakes and the Harvard backfield began to function until they finaly won by a comfortable margin...
Fritz Kreisler, violinist: "In Berlin I convalesced after the loss of a great toe, accidentally injured while I trained Austrian troops...
...Pennington, dancer: "The outer room of a hairdressing parlor at No. 1417 F. St., Washington, is adorned by a photograph of me, balanced on one toe. I gave this picture to the hairdresser in gratitude for a permanent wave well executed. Mrs. Coolidge entered this parlor early on her first day in Washington and called for a plain, old-fashioned shampoo followed by a conservative arrangement of her dark hair. Mrs. Coolidge uses no face clay, powder or cosmetics...
...were chosen from the now sobered officers. Two limousines left Warsaw "for a secluded spot." Next morning in the gray of dawn the limousines returned. Marshal Pilsudski and General Szeptycki descended suffering acutely from-bad headaches! One of the seconds was wounded in the foot: he had stubbed his toe against a rock! Pilsudski's admirers, although apparently in ignorance of what took place on the "field of battle," stress the fact that the incident in no way reflects unfavorably upon their hero's "prowess on the battlefield." Attempts to make political capital out of the incident...