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Observers hoped that the "stunt craze" which has swept Germany of late may abate before this official restraint. Heretofore the "endurance artists" have earned much pelf as a drawing card for the curious at cafés, night clubs, beer gardens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Craze Suppressed | 4/26/1926 | See Source »

...Belgium ... is perhaps the only country in Europe which is not unduly affected by the present craze for dancing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Living Dead Man | 3/8/1926 | See Source »

...Road to Yesterday. Cecil De Mille, the prophet of midnight bathing parties and purple society dramas, has suddenly turned serious and to ill-effect. He has produced a drama in which the modern craze for psychology and complexes is the inspiration. It is a strange hybrid and smacks of Hollywood. Joseph Schildkraut is the star. His personality and appeal, so valuable in the legitimate box office, do not screen particularly impressively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Dec. 14, 1925 | 12/14/1925 | See Source »

...headed by J. F. Carr. Most of the teams in the league represented cities of Ohio, and the games centered around Canton. Since then, at least 30 more professional teams have sprung up in the territory extending from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. The scope of the new football craze is perhaps best measured by the size of the cities which support the salaried players most generously. Charles Brickley '15 organized a team in New York several years ago, and this rather unsuccessful venture has been now transformed into a distinct success. The rivalry between the Chicago teams, the Bears...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAINS POPULARITY WHILE SPORTING AUTHORITIES CONDEMN IT | 11/30/1925 | See Source »

...yellow carnations with a big red "H" pasted on them, and my gizard stays pretty steady on seeing Harvard Square golfers buying their winning feathers after the game, but there are a couple of things which makes my gorge rise. The first and the lest offensive is the sticker craze. I suppose I'll have to stomach the exhibition of foreign baggage labels. I've got a few on my bags myself--but the stickers which explain in bold-faced type that Harvard College is responsible for a bag or a trunk and the manners and personal appearance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONFESSIONS OF A GENTLEMAN | 11/6/1925 | See Source »

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