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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Doubtless it is poor policy for any public official to so use his name, but perhaps others' indignation will be quelled, as was mine, when learning the motive behind the acceptance of money for testimonials. While I don't pretend to know what all the Senators did with their checks, I do know that Senator Nye endorsed his $1,000-check and gave it to local charity THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE APPEARANCE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT wherein he gave his opinion (?) of Lucky Strikes. I don't remember the exact organization he favored, but it was either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 12, 1937 | 4/12/1937 | See Source »

Easter night Mr. Lewis had to leave for Manhattan to negotiate with coal operators for his United Mine Workers, whose wage contract expires this week. Walter Chrysler continued in session with Mr. Lewis' aides, but sessions were abbreviated so that Governor Murphy could give his attention to other strikes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Progress in Michigan | 4/5/1937 | See Source »

...what she called "functional exercises," he summoned her to do the same for his court. Cried the Kaiser: "They are the most awkward women in the world. One never sees women at the courts of London, St. Petersburg or Rome stand about in the graceless attitudes I see at mine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Posture Lady | 4/5/1937 | See Source »

...Because hard liquor is banned in Ontario restaurants Toronto has developed a "Broker's Cocktail," a startling yet appropriate combination of beer and champagne. For in Toronto, the gap between beer and champagne may be extremely narrow and is frequently bridged on the pungent name of a northland mine. Last year the best bet among the pennies was O'Brien Gold which soared from 34? to $14. In the past few years MacLeod-Cockshutt climbed from 10? to $5.40; Pickle Crow from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Miners' Mart | 4/5/1937 | See Source »

...interpretation of the analogy to Roosevelt's court reforms that was perhaps not quite the one the Vagabond had in mind. I do not have enough of his facile subtlety to maintain the anonymity of his analogy, so I hope I will be excused if I have to treat mine more explicitly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 3/23/1937 | See Source »

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