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Dates: during 1920-1929
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As it must to all judges, the temptation to utter from the bench what pass for witticisms has come at last to the Right Honorable Sir Gordon Hewart, Baron Hewart, the Lord Chief Justice of England. . . . Recently (TIME, April 25) Lord Chief Justice Hewart caused the world to titter with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Postage Stamp Divorces | 5/9/1927 | See Source »

Last week champions of the oyster arose with claims of even greater atrocities. Consider the oyster, said they. First, he (or she) is ripped unkindly from the shell, stuck through the flesh with a fork, dipped in a smarting pepper cocktail, partly mangled by human teeth, squeezed down a narrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Lobsters, Oysters | 5/9/1927 | See Source »

. . . We feel that we should correct an erroneous impression wherever we may find it ... on the theory that editorial utterances based on a misapprehension of facts might be adversely influential with some of the newlyweds who may not be so personally familiar with the merits of the Bissell sweeper, although...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 2, 1927 | 5/2/1927 | See Source »

"At a special meeting of Princetonian editors called here today to consider the gracious proposal of the Harvard CRIMSON, the telephone operator as most important member of the organization, cast three votes in favor of acceptance, there by causing passage of the following resolutions:

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Old Nassan's Athletes Will Invade Soldiers Field Again on May 7--Crimson-Princetonian Ball Game Renews Relations | 4/26/1927 | See Source »

On Thursday morning, Milton Sills, a star of the First National Pictures. Inc., will consider the place of the motion picture actor in the industry.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAST MOTION PICTURE LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN THROUGH WEEK | 4/25/1927 | See Source »

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