Word: standardization
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Beaumont Parks, 60, vice president of Standard Oil Co., of Indiana; of cerebral hemorrhage; while on an inspection tour in Maracaibo. Venezuela...
...that 1,400,000 Britons are out of work. Premise Two consisted of the speaker's royal testimony that on his recent travels to every part of the Globe he has personally seen that British salesmanship and merchandizing methods overseas are still far behind the standard set by competition. (No one doubts that this was so, prior to 1914, when German salesmen were stealing British business from Siam to South America; but H. R. H. was bold indeed to charge that British salesmanship still lags behind...
...plumbing the Depths of European Affairs" through a lorgnette; "Richard Mallard expressing his incapacity for surprise." The text is a sparkling satire on "our old and complex society," and a bitter burlesque of politics in general and female politicians in particular. It is also an excellent travesty on the standard detective story. The slight plot?international intrigue in the later 20th century?is a mockery, and the countless detectives a taunt...
Chicagoans last week discussed a proposal to put Chicago on Eastern Standard (New York) time. Exponents of the change argued that Chicago and New York should have the same financial hours. Objectors argued that Chicago would have to put its clocks two hours ahead of the present schedule when New York goes on daylight saving time, early risers would get out of bed in darkness. Furthermore, keeping time with New York would involve time conflicts with Chicago's nearer friends, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City...
...earthquake of moderate intensity was recorded by the Harvard Seismograph a little after 4.10 o'clock Eastern Standard Time yesterday morning. According to the record, it lasted about two hours...