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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...proposed to impose a 70% ad valorem duty on surgical instruments. A German lancet is purchased in Berlin for $1.50. By foreign valuation it would pay a duty of $1.05 on entering the U. S. and go into the domestic market at $2.55. A U. S. lancet of the same character and quality sells for $2.50. If U. S. Valuation were applied to the German lancet on import, it would have to pay a duty of $1.75, giving it a sale price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: Valuation & Flexing | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

Remembering bloodthirsty stories of France's Devil Island and Italy's Lampedusa, meticulous Robert A. Maier, Mexican correspondent of Berlin's Lokalan-zeiger anticipated the first anniversary of General Obregon's death by going to visit Mother Concepcion, to see for himself what a Mexican penal island is like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: At Three Marys | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

...Adventures by skilfully joining three famed Chaplin comedies, In a Pawn Shop, The Immigrant and Easy Street. For four weeks the silly, $100-a-week Chaplin, 12 to 14 years younger than the present grey-haired Millionaire Chaplin, played to full houses in the Alhambra, biggest cinema house in Berlin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Variations Jul. 29, 1929 | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

While the U. S. Davis Cup team was having a good time taking all five matches from Germany last week on the Rufous Scoria courts of Berlin's Rotweiss (Red White) Club, sport-scribes were having a good time cabling details that did not appear in the scores. Some of the details...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Davis Cup | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

After the Berlin matches, attention centered on the challenge round, the Strong U. S. v. Strong France in Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Davis Cup | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

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