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...enough to have. The suggestion that more attention be paid to the small amenities, noticed only when absent, draws no lines or social distinction, as it applies in nearly as great force to the student body. Furthermore, it would be hard for anyone at all to be a Lord Chesterfield on a salary or some twelve dollars a week. Yet that small extra effort, which soon becomes an unconscious habit, of politeness is one of the features that distinguish civilized urbanity from the frontier, and make a pleasure out of the process of living...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMEDY OF MANNERS | 5/14/1935 | See Source »

...fastest selling cigaret last year was Chesterfield (Liggett & Myers) which sold 34.5 billion against 33.8 billion for Camel and 33 billion for Lucky Strike (TIME, Jan. 21). Last week Liggett & Myers reported 1934 earnings of $20,086,000, up more than $3,000,000 from 1933. Simultaneously the directors declared the usual extra dividend of $1 besides the regular quarterly dividend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Earnings | 2/4/1935 | See Source »

Last week Standard Statistics Co., Inc., world's largest figure factory, estimated U. S. cigaret consumption for 1934 at an all-time new high of 125,000,000,000. Many a cigaret smoker was surprised to find that conservatively advertised Chesterfield, with sales of 34,500,000,000, had outsold garishly advertised Camel (33,800,000,000) and Lucky Strike (33,000,000,000). Old Gold was a poor fourth with 5,500,000,000. Total consumption of the leading four was up 8.4% from last year, but nearly 7,000,000,000 below the 1930 peak. Chief reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Smoky Year | 1/21/1935 | See Source »

...Chesterfield (Liggett & Myers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Smoky Year | 1/21/1935 | See Source »

...last week, under glaring spotlights, stood Harry Strauss registering easy contempt. His eyes were slits in a sallow, freshly-shaved face. His nails were well manicured, his thick, black hair sleekly pomaded. Over a blue suit pressed razor- smooth, with blue shirt and tie to match, he wore a Chesterfield overcoat with vel vet collar. His pearl-grey fedora rode jauntily above a sneering smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Muss 'Em Up | 12/10/1934 | See Source »

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