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...Xmas, Inc., dat's me," said Herman. "Dey say you can't get sump'n fer nuthin' around here but dat's de bunk. Looka wot I got fer a lot o' lousy little saucers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Xmas, Inc. | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

...shut off his elevator car Christmas eve, Herman addressed a fellow operator who was struggling into an overcoat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Xmas, Inc. | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

...Jees," said Herman, scornfully. "Dat's de kind o' rig I used to wear. Youse guys ha' got about as much dope on yerselves as Santy Claus. Looka here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Xmas, Inc. | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

...other elevator man left during Herman's description of a "swell show," "a dame an' I don't mean maybe," and some "honest-tuh-God gin" from a man out in Ravenswood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Xmas, Inc. | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

...people were shocked who heard of, or were victimized by, the tactics of Elevatorman Herman, what did they think of 101 examples of the same casuistry on a scale too large to be obvious? What did they think of newspapers like the Cleveland Times, which routed out an aged invalid lady, trundled her around the city in a motor car eagerly lent and frequently mentioned in the subsequent sob-story, named shops and hotels which elaborately displayed their wares and hospitality to her and the Times reporter, and trundled her home amid a short-hand account of her boundless gratitude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Xmas, Inc. | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

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