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January 18, 1930

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Ugly duckling

Helena Huntington Smith

Personality sketch of Albert Stoessel, musical conductor. Conducts the New York Oratorio Society and the Bach Cantata Club; in summer has Chautauqua …

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Mississippi Pete vs. the Gambling robots

Donald Thompson

In the professional gambling world, they used to tell with mingled awe and delight, which were obviously not dampened at all by the ethical principles …

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