Word: greatests
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sirs: We have been led to assume that your journal carries an account of the times with a careful and well considered valuation of events by cognizant persons. Your blatant characterization of Dr. William Wilmer as "incontestably the greatest eye surgeon the U. S. has ever had" in the issue of Oct. 28, shows how superficial your analysis must be. Among a fairly large acquaintanceship in the profession, I know of no one who would concur in such an opinion. I applaud with you the direction of a large fund to the advancement of our knowledge of eye diseases. Great...
Regarding Stock Market Conditions, it takes no stretch of imagination to realize that this Country has been Luncheonized, Propagandized, Silentized, Lobbyized, Mergerized, Brokerized, Bankerized, Barristerized, Brisbaneized, Bubble-ized, Powerized and also Mellonized by the "Greatest Secretary since Hamilton...
...Greatest Swordsman. Until he was past 60, Le Tigre challenged his enemies incessantly
...duel, swords or pistols as they pleased. In declining such a challenge M. de Casagnac, himself no mean swordsman, said: "M. Clemenceau is probably the greatest swordsman in the world. He is also lefthanded, which gives him a tremendous advantage. Then, too, he is a skilled surgeon, who knows just how and where to give the most deadly thrust...
Back to his studio went Photographer Steichen, sorely nettled. He labored over the second plate until he got a fine, enlarged print. He showed it around. Everybody liked it. Belle da Costa Greene, able Morgan librarian, pronounced it the greatest portrait of her boss which she had ever seen. When she showed it to him, he declared he had never seen it before, authorized her to buy it. She made a bid of $5,000 to famed pioneer Photographer Alfred Stieglitz (TIME, Feb. 25), then editor of Camera Work, who owned the print. He refused. She then begged Photographer Steichen...