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Dr. Walter S. Landis spoke for the American Cyanamid Co.; and Professor Harry Alfred Curtis of Yale listened in behalf of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. All the great Scandinavian chemical sel-skabs were well represented, as were Italian firms, and from France came the learned Professor L. Bretangni...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Nitrates, Astronomy | 5/21/1928 | See Source »

"None of this may be true, but the belief that it is true exists among large numbers of the most influential men who will have to be consulted in rounding up delegates at Kansas City and in collecting campaign funds afterwards. Among the politicians themselves there is in addition a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: G. O. P. | 4/30/1928 | See Source »

As written by Author Powys, the story of Hudson's voyages-these two to the U. S. and two earlier ones to the north of Europe-is an intimate and elaborate chronicle. All the familiar details of life that precede and accompany the gaudiest adventures, like the supplies with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NON-FICTION: The Man in the Half-Moon | 4/9/1928 | See Source »

Roland Young was selected with un canny precision for this curiously agree able king. He plays with such gentle cun ning that the evening swishes suavely past like a cat in silk pajamas. There are several shrewd helpers and an excellent back stage device to counterfeit the rattles of artillery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Feb. 6, 1928 | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

Astrology. Hardly to be mentioned in the same breath with the above phenomena is the science of astrology, famed father of astronomy. Whether or not one believes in the influence of stars on human destiny, there is no denying that reputable astrologists go about their work with the precision of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Jan. 30, 1928 | 1/30/1928 | See Source »

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