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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chicago's Black Belt, police evicted a colored woman from her flat. Instantly a crowd estimated at 3.000 gathered in the street. Evidently led by Communist agitators, shouting 'Tut that furniture back!" and "We want something to eat!" they rushed the constables. Casualties: three Negroes killed, 20 Negroes and whites injured. Mayor Anton Cermak ordered further evictions to cease. ¶Near Pointe-a-la-Hache, La., occurred Lynching No. 4 for the year. The victim, Oscar Livingston, 23, had been jailed on a charge of attempted rape of a young white woman. Eight days after his incarceration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RACES: Black, White & Blood | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

...classmate made a bet that he could eat (drink) ten "lead shots." He won his bet, but my modesty prevents me from telling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 20, 1931 | 7/20/1931 | See Source »

...eat my spinach!" said Kitty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: 15 Cents a Song | 7/20/1931 | See Source »

...shall eat your spinach!" said Mister McGow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: 15 Cents a Song | 7/20/1931 | See Source »

...involved are many in addition to those of cooking. A biscuit must be attractive in appearance so that the ultimate consumer will feel a definite urge to bite it. It must be tasty so that he will not feel disappointed. And if possible it should create an urge to eat more. An example of the latter quality is found in the Bonny Tart, invented recently by an Indiana salesman. The Bonny Tart is filled with grape jelly, its sides are per forated with tiny holes. When it is subjected to tooth pressure the Bonny Tart exudes grape jelly upon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Nabisco | 7/13/1931 | See Source »

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