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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When the boring competition ended, Betty Wilson, a swimmer, and Howard Williams, a steeplejack and flagpole sitter, were tied for first prize. Promoter Crandall suggested that they talk off the tie. The gab fest cost Promoter Crandall $12,000 and he derived no financial profit from his game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gab Fest | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

Estimated average value of a 1928 car was wholesale $650, retail $876; of a 1928 truck wholesale $709, retail $955. The difference between wholesale and retail prices paid for freight, storage, interest, dealer's profit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: National Auto Show | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

...school is to teach children how to think, not what to think. It is not right to indoctrinate the minds of young people with either one side or the other of controversial questions. It is not right to use in the schools material which seeks to advertise or bring profit to any agency in the community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Indoctrination of Youth | 12/31/1928 | See Source »

...court, Miss Nichols wore a mink coat and a velvet toque. Abie's Irish Rose has earned for her a personal profit of some $6,000,000. As a movie (Paramount), it is still running in the U. S. As a play, it opened last week in Berlin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 31, 1928 | 12/31/1928 | See Source »

Speculator Smith calculates that if, in the next week, these stocks each rise even only 20 points (and all have been known to rise 20 points in a few hours) he will have a profit of $10,000. He feels akin to Arthur Cutten and the Fishers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Rich Man, Poor Man. . . . | 12/17/1928 | See Source »

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