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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...name Mitten is more famed than that of any other in the realm of intra-city transportation. In Philadelphia, Mitten Management Inc. operates all buses, street cars, subways, elevateds, and many a taxi. Last week President Thomas Eugene Mitten died (see p. 54). Famed in life, he became more famed dead. His buses, street cars, subways, elevateds, taxis bore the sombre legend OUR CHIEF, T. E. MITTEN, 1864-1929. Soon after, his motormen, busmen, taxi drivers learned that most of the Mitten millions (variously estimated at from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000) were to be left in trust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mitten's Millions | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...moron who shoulders uncomplainingly the unpleasant tasks of life. If any steps are taken to prevent the reproduction of morons, many lawyers, doctors, parliamentarians, preachers and Congressmen would have to go to work. . . . As a rule the ordinary moron works. . . .. The mass of the world's most important and also most disagreeable work is done by morons and others closest to the line. ... If we had no morons, it would seriously interfere with the paving of streets, building of sewers, running of railroads, factories and other industries and also raise havoc with church attendance. . . . The moron as a rule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Darrow's Morons | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

Metropolitan -- Beginning today "Fast Life" with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Rubinoff presenting "Strauss Melodies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOARDS AND BILLBOARDS | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

Central Square--"The Dance of Life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOARDS AND BILLBOARDS | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

...much blame should not be laid upon Harvard men for pleading guilty to the indictments of the Vassar Miscellany, quoted elsewhere in these columns. Coming from an institution so much less physical, it is not at all surprising that the sudden metamorphosis to Poughkeepsie life should daunt all but the boldest or best conditioned of males...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DESCENT OF THE GODS | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

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