Miscellany: Feb. 8, 1926

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In Manhattan, Alexander Stock, concert pianist and accompanist for Metropolitan Opera singers, was riding in a Yellow Taxicab ("COURTESY — HEATED — LOWEST RATE" ). The cab swung round a corner with a strain that jerked open a faulty door. Pianist Stock, anxious to save trouble for the blue-jowled and beetling driver, reached forward to close the door. The driver did not turn round. He knew by instinct that his door was open. It always opened when he turned a corner. Without a glance, he flung back his...

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