Word: life
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...other name) Connelly, the traveling nuisance who crashes gates and whose solitary optic is glaucous, lurked by the ringside. Amid such distinguished company he had wished to appear at his best, and, for perhaps the first time in his life, wore a dinner jacket, white gloves, carried a cane. Also, over his non-existent eye, he wore a monocle. The unfortunate thing was that, having scaled the heights of sartorial formality, "One Eye" found that almost all the other gentlemen present were wearing white flannels, dark blue coats...
Radio Corp. Dealing in those luxuries of life which U. S. standards of living have made almost necessities, Radio Corp. of America reported approximately an even 100 million dollars of gross earnings. Net income was $22,802,000, almost twice its 1927 figure of $11,799,650. Radio Corp. earned $11.80 a share (on shares outstanding at end of 1928). As its stock had a 1928 high of 420, it was selling up to approximately 35 times earnings, thus demonstrating that a market leader pays little attention to "times earnings" standards...
EARNEST ELMO CALKINS, President, Calkins & Holden: " TIME Newsmagazine, original, individual, independent, sometimes cocky but never dull, copying no other pattern but creating its own form and a language to express its unhackneyed viewpoint will always remain a monument to Briton Hadden's uncompleted life no matter what heights it eventually attains, as he had the vision and courage to offer us a new attitude toward the day's news. We could better spare an older and less vivid editor...
LANGHORNE GIBSON, Vice President of Life: "All of us here at Life extend our deepest sympathy to you and your organization in your great loss. Brit was a great fellow and a great publisher. May your magazine always serve as a fitting monument...
HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE, onetime Executive Editor of the New York World: "It is hard to believe that one so vital, so young, so interested in the adventure of life is now only a memory. I am proud that I gave him his journalistic start and I like to think I was able now and then to help him with suggestions. His ability was deep, nature was considerate. He died in the midst of an unfold that promised much. His friendship, warm and stimulating was a privilege. His best memorial is TIME, which he so largely created...