Word: portraits
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...YEARS, W. L. Douglas' name and portrait have stood for quality, for economy and satisfactory service." On $875 of borrowed capital, he set up his own factory, at first employing five men working in one room and turning out 48 pairs of shoes a day. His business grew until he had six factories turning out over 20,000 pairs of shoes...
...notes, made up class rolls, speculated upon the youths soon to be submitted them for intellectual advancement. Some professors, some parents thus speculating read "Ferguson-Rex" by an anonymous contributor in the Atlantic Monthly for September. Ferguson is an undergraduate "leader," the college "man of the hour." The portrait is not without truth but is perhaps too surely executed. The contributor called himself " '90" and erred, admittedly, on the side of optimism and generosity where others of his age had erred in pessimism and bitterness. Still, Ferguson was a fair inkling. Said '"90": "His [Ferguson's] attitude...
Glenn Hunter paints an unforgettable portrait as the hero, even as he did on the stage. Viola Dana did not quite do credit to the Montague girl. There was one custard...
Andrew W. Mellon sojourned in Paris. "He is sounding out the French on the debt and reparations questions," said one half of the press. "He has not seen a Government official; he sits every day for Sir William Orpen, who is painting his portrait," said the other half of the press. Mr. Mellon, from his remarks, appeared to be considering the financial aspects of the maxim: Reden ist Silber; Schweigen ist Gold...
...Atlantic Monthly for September appeared on newsstands and in it a biographical chapter, The Portrait of an Editor, by Don C. Seitz, Business Manager of the New York Evening World. The chapter was taken from Mr. Seitz' book of the same title soon to be published.* With the permission of the Atlantic Monthly, the New York World also published the chapter, the subtitle of which read: "Joseph Pulitzer...