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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Railroad, in order to increase his chances of getting Pennsy business. In England, Cyrus McCormick exhibited a rusty shipwrecked harvester in competition with spick-&-span machines, won the contest, increased his sales. Frank Munsey never once during 25 years forgot that a certain associate was deaf in his right ear. Dwight Morrow surprised Calles by being human. A University President got a second million out of a philanthropist by making sure that the first million was thoroughly publicized. Famed Realtor Joseph P. Day sold an old-fashioned office building to Steel's late great Judge Gary by a neat appeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Near-Masterpiece-- | 11/10/1930 | See Source »

...gunner's heart had crept into the Society, was perverting its policies. Last year a pamphlet signed by the late W. DeWitt Miller, vice president of the New Jersey Audubon Society, berated large bird societies for neglecting their duties. These charges, to which President Pearson turned an indifferent ear, are the direct cause of the present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Bird Fight | 11/3/1930 | See Source »

Fine frenzy, often disingenuously clever, unqualified assertion, propoganda for one cause or another, and, in fact any indication of a bee in the bonnet of an author, are often considered vital in the opinion of modern literary critics. Likewise, enthusiasm and unrestraint are considered the ear marks of powerful literature. Therefore it is with something akin to surprise that one realizes, on finishing this sober volume, its genuine literary excellence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: England My England | 10/30/1930 | See Source »

Pressman Cooper, who has a good ear for music, did not keep the script which Composer Herbert gave him, being able to memorize tunes quickly. In some parts of Indiana, "Kiss Me Again" is still "Kent Cooper's Song...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Birth of a Song | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, ye men of fat legs and thin legs, of long legs and short legs; harken, ye seekers after maximum comfort and the minimum of swaddling clothes. Give ear, ye who would be dictators of a fashion and dressed in the style of the hour. We announce the "short", as suitable for all Hanover occasions--full dress, afternoon wear, morning lounging apparel. Tomorrow...

Author: By The Dartmouth, | Title: "SHORTS" CAMPAIGN, NOW DORMANT, WILL AGAIN BE PURSUED NEXT SPRING | 10/25/1930 | See Source »

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