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...station agent in North Redwood, Minn., Sears bought a consignment of gold-filled pocket watches that had been rejected by a local jeweler, resold them to other station agents at a $2 profit apiece and founded the R.W. Sears Watch Co. A year later he added a watch repairman, Alvah C. Roebuck, to his staff. In 1888 came the initial catalog, containing only watches. In 1894, though, the first real Sears, Roebuck catalog appeared. The cover of its 507 pages blared: "Cheapest Supply House on Earth. Our Trade Reaches Around the World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sear's Sizzling New Vitality | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

...Indeed, papers around the Gold Coast would probably gain from any casino-induced economic revival. So why did the publishers ante up? "We want to participate on the local level with other Florida businesses that see the serious social and economic dangers of casino gambling," says Miami Herald President Alvah Chapman Jr., who was designated by Governor Askew to be a chief fund raiser for the fight. Says Orlando Sentinel Star Editor James Squires, "This just happens to be a case of a newspaper putting its money where its mouth is for once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Gold Coast Gambling | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

Hartmania. The name of the mane is the Gretta Wig, but it makes the wearer look like Mary Hartman. Just now arriving in department stores, the Louise Lasser look-alike locks come from Alvah Hair Creations in 20 shades (no grays) and are made of Elura, a modacrylic fiber that can be shampooed or cream-rinsed. Price: around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Odds & Trends | 12/20/1976 | See Source »

...career faded, all he does is apologize and explain with a slight tremble. Trumbo's pictures were no better than Dmytryk's for the most part (his dialogue stank) but he had his integrity and his anger to clutch to, and it kept him a man to the end. Alvah Bessie never got another script job again--he stage managed the Hungry in San Francisco for $80.00 a week; still he had his anger. Albert Maltz speaks in the film with broad gestures and soft strength. Dmytryk trembles...

Author: By Peter Kaplan, | Title: Lots of singing... Not much dancing | 10/14/1976 | See Source »

...abundance in the text. The only scene placed in England, which comes well towards the end, is the single instance where its three main participants show a full feeling for the melody and rhythm of their lines as well as the sense. Praise, then, for Michael Levin's Macduff, Alvah Stanley's Ross, and, above all, Philip Kerr's Malcolm. In this colloquy these three men talk to each other, listen to each other, and demonstrate their musicality. But it is a long, long time before we get to this beautifully spoken scene...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: 'Macbeth' Intrigues the Eye, Assaults the Ear | 7/13/1973 | See Source »

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