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...left Exeter (1888) and Harvard (1892), to become a good reporter (and later, a good copy reader) on the New York Tribune. And why in 1902, he could bring order out of the chaos of an importing and exporting house which became Lamont, Corliss & Co. (agents for Cream of Wheat, Rainbow Dye, Pond's Extract, O'Sullivan's, Peter's Chocolate), of which he is now chairman. It is why the late Henry P. Davison called him, in 1903, to be secretary-treasurer of the Bankers Trust (Lament: "All my business life I have been borrowing money...
...Foxx, Miller, Dykes, Boley and Bishop singled. Old left-handed Arthur Nehf, who used to pitch for the Giants, went in for Root. Then Pitcher Blake went in, then Pitcher Malone went in. He hit Miller in the ribs with a crazy pitch while the Athletics in their clean cream-colored uniforms continued to run around the bases. After that inning the Cubs (8) were too shaken to score, the Athletics (10) too tired...
...legitimate theatre would be. "The time may come," he said, "when the actors and actresses may be driven into the talking field by the force of sheer necessity; but unless such an unfortunate state of affairs should occur, the legitimate stage, will draw, and will hold, the cream of the acting profession...
...supply natural gas to public utilities for distribution instead of or in combination with artificial gas. Last week, Standard of California itself entered the public utility business by paying to A. E. Fitkin & Co. $26,801,327 for control of Pacific Public Service Co. which, besides peddling ice, ice cream, water and cold-storage space in southern California, sells gas and electricity to a large population just south of San Francisco Bay. Because by such means they could cut down gas waste and yet maintain oil production, large California oil companies supported the conservation law. Small companies, on the other...
Once through the Spence School (Manhattan) on a not too large allowance, once a debutante, Miss Oelrichs attacked the problem. Happily, advertisers had revived the testimonial idea and soon she became the most famed of testimonial-signers, signing for such products as Lucky Strikes, Ponds Cold Cream. The advertising advertised her as well as the products so that in 1927 she was able to sell Liberty a story called "What's the Matter with American Men?" which lauded foreign bachelors. Her career also includes going to night clubs, attending Broadway openings, working for Saks Fifth Avenue, Manhattan smartmart...