Topics in Brief :
Readers are invited to furnish for publication in this column, pertinent and witty extracts (the briefer the better), from newspaper and magazine articles, such as: In England there is a law forbidding a man marrying his mother-in-law. A law like that is not needed in America. ‘Wichita Eagle." Only the fastest thinkers become leaders. He who hesitates is "bossed". —“Associated Editors." America has no Poet Laureate. Great Britain has, but you wouldn’t notice it. — "Humorist." Six authors are concerned in a London revue to be produced shortly. It they separate after the fall of the curtain, some are bound to escape “London Opinion." The politician who pursues a middle-of-the-road policy, usually is more successful in pleasing his followers, than is the motorist who does the same — "Christian Science Monitor.” We hope this marathon dancing business is in its last legs. ' Dallas News.” ■;**!*■!**>*t*•**•••
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20099, 4 May 1935, Page 12
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146Topics in Brief: Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20099, 4 May 1935, Page 12
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