Word: fortnights
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President addressed the annual convention of the American Association of Advertising Agencies in his only speech within the fortnight. Said he: "The pre-eminence of America in industry, which has constantly brought about a reduction of costs, has come very largely through mass production. Mass production is only possible where there is mass demand. Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising...
...pink rosebud, sent by President Coolidge by special messenger, was pinned to the coat of Detective Sergeant Arthur B. Scrivener as he was lowered into his grave at Winchester, Va. Sergeant Scrivener was shot by an unknown assassin in Washington a fortnight ago, on the day before he was to have been married...
...fortnight ago Mrs. Coolidge refused to allow the magazine to syndicate the article through newspapers. Mrs. Coolidge is honorary president of the Girl Scouts; Mrs. Hoover is first vice president...
...Frank N. D. Buchman, "Soul Surgeon" and "Anti-Auto-erotist" invited 150 persons to his Manhattan residence, last week, to meet Queen Marie, to whom he was presented on the Leviathan a fortnight ago (TIME, Oct. 18). The Queen did not appear. Mr. Buchman wrote "Ambassador Hotel, to meet Queen Marie" with a red pencil on 150 blank white cards. Then he and his guests trooped to Her Majesty's apartments in the Hotel Ambassador, presented their cards, were presented to the Queen...
...many another U. S. institution, the name of Frank N. D. Buchman was only a name at Princeton, vaguely signifying personal interviews on religion, until last fortnight when Mr. Buchman's approach to religious problems, through his subjects' autoerotic tendencies was first made generally public (TIME, Oct. 18). Princeton men remembered that Mr. Buchman had been forbidden to practice his calling upon their campus two years ago, but not until last fortnight did they realize why. Then, last week, Mr. Buchman returned to the U. S. from a call to the Empress of Siam. Soon his presence...