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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...some of the earliest English printings. Perhaps the most interesting piece on exhibit is one leaf from "The Canterbury Tales", published in 1488 by William Caxton, the first English printer. This single page is probably worth $300 as it stands, while a complete volume of this book would easily bring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAXTON PAGE OF CANTERBURY TALES SHOWN IN WIDENER | 10/15/1929 | See Source »

Sirs: We wonder from TIME to TIME if you specialize in picturing ugly men! Why not if "TIME brings all Things," bring out occasionally the picture of a handsome man-unless they are, like "faithful lovers," all dead. M. L. CARTER...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 14, 1929 | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

Last week Judge Ben G. Williams of Frankfort instructed the Franklin County Grand Jury to bring in a Not Guilty verdict on Governor Sampson. Not only had the Governor not sold his textbooks for personal profit (he gave them to his secretary and she sold them). But, said Judge Williams: "Those publishing companies sent the textbooks as samples and they were not accepted as gifts. The resolution [for putting new books into Kentucky schools] required that such samples be sent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Sampson's Samples | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...about 7%. While production soared much swifter than that for a few years, there is no indication that it will increase much above the present figure. For these reasons of increasing demand and a constant supply, the price trend should be upward and only a slightly higher price can bring much greater returns to the growers. It is estimated that an increase of .0025 in the present price (about .0193 in Cuba; .0230 in the U. S.) would be enough to bring an end to all the troubles of the Cuba Cane Co., whose chairman is famed Charles Hayden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Cuba Cane | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

with the simple explanatory phrase beneath: "A Moan by Marjorie Oelrichs." But no sooner had the story appeared than Miss Oelrichs denied she was its author. Said she: "I have no idea who wrote it. ... But I intend to bring suit against Liberty." More surprised than Liberty readers were Liberty editors, who hastened to deny the truth of her denial. Said Executive Editor Sheppard Butler: "Perhaps Miss Oelrichs has forgotten she wrote the story. We purchased it some months ago." Said General Manager Max Annenberg: "We will sue her . . . only ask minimum damages. We must clear the name of Liberty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Liberty Liberties? | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

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