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...four-foot, silver and green marble trophy, acted as starter, watched his own new models take the air for the Texas Co. and the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. Manufacturer Eddie Stinson, not content to enter his Stinson-Detroiter with another pilot, took the controls himself, sought to repeat his 1927 victory. These counted: skill, reliability, speed, endurance, plane performance. This was the serious business of aviation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Industry, Sport | 7/9/1928 | See Source »

...flay a man alive in the classic Oriental fashion begin by making two long parallel cuts 21/2 inches apart. Loosen one end of the strip of skin between the cuts, grasp firmly, and then tear off the strip. Repeat until the victim is completely skinned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Killing Continues | 5/21/1928 | See Source »

However, no amount of nose poking will disprove the plain fact, set forth in my original letter to you, that Coolidge ought to fly with Lindbergh. I repeat also that Roosevelt would have flown with Lindy like a shot, the day Lindbergh got home from Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 7, 1928 | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

...received a letter from Charles W. Tillett, a political commentator of Charlotte, who wrote: "I have said many good things concerning you and I wish to determine, after seeing you, whether I can, like the Queen of Sheba, say the half has not been told, or whether I must repeat what Uncle Eph said to me the other day when I got after him about an extravagant statement he had made: 'Boss, I jest over-spoke myself.' " Candidate Smith wired back: "Will be delighted to see you . . . in the matter of Queen of Sheba versus Uncle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Brown Derby | 4/30/1928 | See Source »

...advice of eminent authorities, are disposed to offer to the public a list of foods that are chosen for their dietetic value and scientifically prepared, in order that we may have the ultimate satisfaction of seeing that the public benefits by this highly intelligent doctrine. Therefore, we repeat the phrase which has already been stated-Man is made of what he eats. Eat for efficiency; go vegetable-wise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Going Vegetable-wise | 3/19/1928 | See Source »

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