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There was a knock on the door. The Vagabond sloshed his safety razor in the bowl, took a sideways squint at the inch-wide path through his frothy whiskers and traipsed down the hall. It was Dick and Phil, two friends from the Yard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 5/9/1938 | See Source »

...cost of living has been rising in Mexico so fast that recently the Department of Economy stopped publishing price indices. Mexicans with money have continued, however, to buy the U. S. razor blades, radios and motor cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Last Year's Decree | 1/31/1938 | See Source »

Last month in Hollywood RKO Production Head Sam Briskin sent to Warner Brothers' Producer Sam Bischoff an extra player who posed as a financier, went through the motions of making a deal to buy Producer Bischoff's pet electric razor business. Last week Producer Bischoff sent to Production Head Briskin Extra Players Pat Daly, Frank Jaquet, Bill Teelaak who posed as U. S. Congressmen Martin of Mass., King of Utah, Tydings of Maryland; sent with them a Warner Brothers cameraman who posed as a newspaper photographer. Production Head Briskin posed with the three spurious Congressmen (see cut), blushed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 11, 1937 | 10/11/1937 | See Source »

...State of Sirmur, India, a barber shaving a customer told such a funny story that the customer jounced with mirth, pushed his cheek into the barber's razor, suffered a disfiguring wound, sued the barber for 200 rupees. Ruled the court: no recovery; the barber was following the traditional practice of his profession; the story was to mitigate the ordeal of the shave; the customer should have restrained his mirth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Intricacies & Variations | 8/30/1937 | See Source »

...Scholl's corn pads . . . President Roosevelt, 8 x 10 . . . floor polish . . . screw drivers . . . garters . . . Melorol Mammoth Tulip Sundae . . . Flit . . . feathers . . . razor blades . . . Lucky Sapphire Birthday Brooches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Five & Ten Cent Bonds | 8/23/1937 | See Source »

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