Word: itemizes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Beer Not Big Item...
Beer is not a big item in the liquor dealers' trade, partly because of the many bars in the district. "After all, you can drink beer anywhere on Harvard Square," a liquor man said. "But then what's the attraction for drinking in Harvard Square...
...neighboring Costa Rica suddenly abandoned plans to ratify a pact settling a long-disputed 150-mile border between the two States, Panama's President, Dr. Juan Demostenes Arosemena, last week signed a hurriedly drafted bill providing $1,000,000 for national defense. Hitherto, defense has been an unknown item in Panama's budget. Most of the money will be used to fortify the northern border, disputed since 1904 and over which Costa Rica and Panama fought a fierce, undeclared jungle war in 1921, which was halted by U. S. intervention...
Briskly into New York harbor from Rotterdam one shiny morning last week rode the new, 10,704-ton Holland-America Line motorship Noordam, with a holdful of reasons why her maiden voyage should be considered an important item of marine intelligence. Second unit of a new Holland-America fleet,* she enjoyed the distinction of being the only transatlantic ship ever built with a private bath in every passenger cabin. A neat combination of freighter and passenger ship, her high-set midship superstructure is calculated to provide first-class passenger comfort at tourist rates ($253 round trip), while her low-slung...
Sirs: . . . Item for your Travel Department: I find that the surest way to meet the Best People on any ship or cruise is to walk around the deck the first day out with a copy of TIME conspicuously displayed about one's person. Before nightfall the above-mentioned B. P. will either be at one's feet in an effort to borrow that copy, or will be at one's throat in an effort to settle an argument born of some article in TIME...