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...cirrhosis of the liver, while in 1921 only 7.4 per million were victims of that disease. He was given a few minutes in religion courses, and allowed a portion of the chapel time. He then demanded that a snap-vote be taken. Sixty two voted in favor of strict enforcement, 39 for modification, 20 for repeal. He entered Upsala in the prohibition column of his notebook and went on to a nearby college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHEELERESQUE | 2/1/1927 | See Source »

...imagination. The scope of the work is indeed limited to the directions and angles of a single right triangle, since the reciprocals to the diagonals are at right angles to them. Far from limiting the possibilities of the work, this method adds immeasurably to the possibilities of design. A strict symmetry in space relations is to be found in the heads reproduced on this page, and it is safe to say that it could hardly have been achieved without some such underlying principle of design as that which Mr. Giles has used...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Four Drawings by Howard Giles Bulk Large Among New Gifts to Fogg Art Museum--Illustrate Principle of Geometric Base | 1/28/1927 | See Source »

...Strict adherence to diet and hard work has been responsible for the fact that I never weighed more than 118 pounds in my life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MARILYN MILLER ADVISES LIGHT EATING AND TEMPERANCE TO HARVARD STUDENTS WHO WOULD GAIN ACTRESS FAME | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

...anyone at Harvard wants to go on the stage and be successful as an actress I would advocate for him hard work and temperate living, a careful diet, continued practice, strict attention to dance and music lessons, an hour a day with dramatic instructor, and, above all, never to get fat, and," concluded Marilyn with a wink, "nobody ever accused me of being facetious...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MARILYN MILLER ADVISES LIGHT EATING AND TEMPERANCE TO HARVARD STUDENTS WHO WOULD GAIN ACTRESS FAME | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

Rediscount thus becomes facile, and just because of this facility the new company can enforce strict credit terms if it so pleases. Already it has set a gauge for the time-buying of motor cars. One-third of the retail price must be deposited at the time of purchase, the rest to be paid within twelve months. No money may be loaned on cars more than 2% years old, and only 1/3 of the retail price of the model when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Installments | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

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