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...hungry, tried to get out. The monkey mob mauled them, chased them back. Then in the shadow of his hiding place, George killed his stolen female, ignominiously. Monkey moralists were satisfied. The wife-stealer was allowed to come out unharmed. The king, still uninterested, sat by, blinked, ate a peanut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Wife-Stealer | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

...started across the field to the dressing room. It was the last game they needed to make sure of the National League pennant, and the 10,000 fans who had turned out for them in the chilly weather were yelling and throwing out torn-up score cards, newspapers, peanut bags over Sportsman's Park...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: World Series | 10/6/1930 | See Source »

Guiding this young (incorporated in 1928) company's affairs is its creator, youngish Tom Huston, publicized as "The Farmer Boy Who Became Peanut King." It would be a mistake to call Peanut King Huston "Thomas," for like Republic Steel's Tom Girdler he is simply, proudly Tom. The bronze nameplate on his desk bears only the three-letter word: TOM. The company points out that this is very expressive of his character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Tom's Peanuts | 8/25/1930 | See Source »

...brands of Tom Huston Peanut Co. are many. They are: Tom's Toasted Peanuts, Tom's Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Tom's Chocolate Peanuts, Tom's Cocoanut Bar, Tom's Harvest Time, Tom's Peanut Plank, Tom's High Roller, Tom's Spun Gold, Tom's Gold Bar, Tom's Peanut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Tom's Peanuts | 8/25/1930 | See Source »

Turning out about $2,500,000 worth of peanut products a year, selling them to some 75,000 retail outlets, the company has prospered. Last year it earned $407,000. Its common stockholders total 225; preferred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Tom's Peanuts | 8/25/1930 | See Source »

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