Word: coats
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Policeman David A. Fay, who attends the college night school in full uniform, heard students discussing military training. He unbuttoned his heavy coat, flaunted his service pistol strode to the platform and shouted: "Now I'm opposed to military training. But you don't see me getting expelled. i tell you Dr. Robinson wouldn't expel anyone for expressing an opinion against this training. It must have been because of these fellows were impolite. They didn't say it in the right way." Several students applauded...
Back from Europe came Mary Garden. For ship's reporters in Manhattan she described her own costume: "A blood-red dress with ruffles, and don't forget the ruffles-a hat to match, the usual sable coat and approximately seven bracelets." She turned the talk to Lindbergh...
Richard Dane, Yale '27: "Cambridge is a fine place, and I am losing my faith in Yale. I went down to New Haven to see the Army game, and my car was stolen. I went again to see the Yale-Princeton game, and my coat and hat were taken. I'm beginning to think Harvard's all right...
...Story: Harry Rebhan bought (January 1927) a patent rain-coat from its German inventor. He doubled his commodity to a practical small package, founded the Rain-Pak Corporation, and has sold over 500,000 waterproof coats since June 1927. He sold 30,000 marked with armbands of Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas, etc. He sold them to all Liggett Drug Stores...
...Idea: A waterproof rain-coat and hat costing...