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Hung, elegant among the rabble, were two women. They did not twist in grisly contortion from any gibbet's arm, not they, but sat side by side upon a sofa which George Bellows had painted. Now, for all the intimacy of their attitudes, there was a difference in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Hung | 1/12/1925 | See Source »

When the publisher takes his wares to market, a similar selling psychology teaches him that announcement of his table of contents has nowhere near the magnetism of a striking hint, a single graphic stroke of advertising along a popular line. Depending on the elevation of the publisher's mind, this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Playing Up" | 12/1/1924 | See Source »

"I would that I could say as much for the courage of all public men as for their honesty. There is no lack of wisdom, of patriotism, or of desire to serve the people; but courage to stand up against hasty conclusions and currents of superficial public opinion is often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: At Cleveland | 6/23/1924 | See Source »

Mr. Thomas William Lamont '92, well known banker and business man, will be the speaker in the Living Room of the Union next Monday evening, January 10, at 8 o'clock. This is the seventh of the Union's main lecture series. Although Mr. Lamont has not definitely announced his...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: T. W. LAMONT TO SPEAK AT UNION MONDAY | 1/5/1921 | See Source »

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