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...Pemberton Hill...
...telephone receiver in the directors' room of his company, in Manhattan, heard a sharp feminine voice say, "Hello, London? Sir Evelyn." A sharper feminine voice replied, "London ready." Said he into his transmitter, "Good morning, Sir. This is Mr. Gifford in New York." Sir George Evelyn Pemberton Murray, Secretary of the General Postoffice of Great Britain, in London, replied, "Good morning, Mr. Gifford. Yes, I can hear you perfectly. Can you hear me?" Reassured, Sir Evelyn said, "Splendid!" Mr. Gifford read a formal statement. There had been a hot race among U. S. bank presidents, actresses, businessmen, newspapers...
...With Flowers. Brock Pemberton, impresario, is experimenting with an aftertheatre theatre, apparently with success. For his first 11:30 p. m. show, he presents Pirandello's Man, Beast, and Virtue, at the Garrick Theatre on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights. The other current Pirandello play, Naked, might lead theatregoers to suppose that this one from the same pen is also dull, verbose, untheatrical. They will be surprised, for in none of Broadway's numerous playhouses is such a constant, hilarious furor maintained. With hands discreetly hiding the lips that betray unseemly amusement, the audience chortles furtively but distinctly...
...almost no money. His family was indifferent to money. Let a man be honest-shrewdness was unnecessary. It was about 1887 that he sold in his store (he had started a little dispensary of his own in Atlanta) a few quarts of some stuff invented by a certain Dr. Pemberton, and called Coca-Cola. Various people had owned and controlled Dr. Pemberton's in. fant company. During the first year 25 gallons had been sold and $46 spent for advertising. In 1889, Mr. Candler got a part interest in the company; in 1900 full ownership. In 1919 he sold...
...Embarking on the Mayflower on a stormy day, the President was whirred across Massachusetts Bay to Pemberton Point, where Louis K. Liggett,* contributor to many Coolidge campaign funds, was having a grand outing for his druggist employes from the entire country. The arrangements were badly bungled. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge were not met at the pier, Mr. Liggett and his party having gone to the wrong pier by mistake. Afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge were so badly jostled by the crowds of eager druggists that naval and military aids had to use force to protect them...