Word: corrections
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...from a brain clouded by the vapors of an addled egg or weighted with the soddeness of haggis, but there are flashing moments which can only be accounted for by the finest, most digestable port. True these vibrant moments when they happen to be historical as well are seldom correct, but who really cares. It is just as pleasant to dwell upon the imagined death of Danton as it is to come to grips with the real fashion in which he fled this vale of tears. It is a particularly moving picture, that of the squat unheroic figure standing...
...wish to correct your footnote relative to the blood pressure of Mayor Walker, in which you state that the normal blood pressure for a man aged 50 is 150 (TIME, Feb. 1). There has been very general misinformation regarding what the blood pressure should be at the different ages, and the following table gives the normal systolic readings...
...deplorable trouble at Shanghai comes at a time . . . when a mistake on the part of Japan will jeopardize her national existence. ... If Japan acts correctly at Shanghai, the powers will conclude that her actions in Manchuria are equally correct. If the powers find Japan is wrong in Shanghai they will conclude she must be wrong in other parts of China...
...William Andrews Clark Jr. who supports the Los Angeles Philharmonic or the unified backing of all the city's music enthusiasts. For years petty cliques have hindered the development of the San Francisco orchestra. In 1915 when bald, bearded Alfred Hertz went there to conduct, friends of social, correct Henry Hadley, his predecessor, went so far as to accuse him of being pro-German.- Hertz had a good friend in Jacob Bertha Levison, president of the Musical Association which sponsors the orchestra, but there were potential patrons who could not forget that Jews were in command. There was anti...
...member of the Business Board so what I say about it is mostly what I gathered by observation. The work done there comprises such odd duties as writing an advertisers copy for him, seeing that the printers use the correct and most attractive type, carrying on correspondence with national houses, and dickering with advertising concerns in re-contracts with their clients. Securing local advertising is, of course, one of the major tasks; there are also the routine duties of office work and collecting copy. All the clerical work is done by a permanent secretary. The main advantage to be gained...