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...announced that Cumberland plans to buy $2,400,000 worth of these non-milling assets from Pepperell. Millside power properties have played a large part in Mr. Insull's conquest of New England territory. In some cases he has bought the mill as well, running it through depression to boost power earnings. But last week he did not have to go further into the textile business. Pepperell, with such specialties as Lady Pepperell Sheets, makes money, last year made $1,114,280, can stay on its own feet...
Defeated in both houses of the Riksdag on its proposal to boost the tariff on imported wheat, Sweden's cabinet, headed by conservative Admiral Arvid Lindman, sent in its resignations last week...
Playchoice has prospered. For January it chose Death Takes a Holiday; for February, Rebound; for March it offered a choice between Topaze, The Last Mile, The Green Pastures. Several hundred enthusiastic subscribers now boost Krimsky's scheme. Among them: Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt, Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. Samuel Sloane Auchincloss...
Antique dealers had good cause to cooperate and boost business in last week's show. A genuine work of art of any period has always a certain definite value. A work of art that is also in fashion has an additional value many times greater. Apart from the general lassitude which has gripped all luxury trades since the stock-market break, for the past year Fashion has deserted the antiquaries...
Decision by Mr. Ford to give Irish prosperity this potent boost was taken on the famed junket to England (TIME, April 23, 1928), during which King George and Queen Mary put etiquette in their royal pockets and went to the house of Viscountess Astor, where they were in effect presented to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ford. Long, informal and marked by cordiality on both sides was the ensuing chat between the King of Men and the Monarch of Motors, a chat which may just possibly have been momentous and lucky for Ireland...