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Director Lubitsch's legendary experiment is not so fantastic as it sounds. Mushrooms, which sprout overnight, sprout erratically. Until an Irish Quaker from West Chester, Pa. took a hand in the procedure 33 years ago, mushroom growing was a matter of almost pure chance. Last week the industry Edward Henry Jacob built up from, a six-foot plot in his cellar was the largest mushroom business in the U. S., and it was busy reaping the harvest from history's most important single improvement in mushroom growing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Snow Apples | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

...first note of awe in Author O'Connor's account comes with his description of how the Guggenheims got into the mining business. Preferring to loan money personally rather than trust the banks. Meyer put up $25,000 with a speculating Quaker named Charles Graham, who for $4,000 had bought a water-filled, 70-ft. silver mine in Leadville, Colo. It turned out to be the richest mine in the Rockies. The only Jew in turbulent Leadville, Meyer, now past 50, decided to build his own smelter because he was annoyed with smelter fees. Said a superintendent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Guggles | 8/23/1937 | See Source »

Thursday against Tufts, the Varsity was pitiful behind the twirling of Royal Victor, Slim Curtine, and A1 Colwell, but made a complete reversal in form with Ingalls telling on Saturday quelling the Quaker bat-wavers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Walsh or Shean Slated to Twirl Against Wildcat Nine | 5/25/1937 | See Source »

...expense of the amazed Pennsylvanian pitcher and catcher, the alert Crimson baserunners marked up a third tally in the sixth. Frankie Owen hit sharply to the left garden, stole second and wound up at third when the Quaker backstop tossed one into centerfield. Johns walked and so effectively rattled Jeffers that he reached the middle sack as Owen slid home on the pitcher's balk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IMPROVED NINE WHIPS PENNSYLVANIANS 4-1 | 5/24/1937 | See Source »

Dick Dorson fell to a 5-7, 6-4, 4-6 defeat at the hands of the number one Quaker, G. Dunn. Lowman (H) defeated H. Albert 6-3, 8-6; Hauck (H) defeated E. Mellor 6-1, 6-2; L. Reps (P) defeated Captain Fuld...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racqueteers Drive to 6-3 Victory Over Pennsylvania | 5/10/1937 | See Source »

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