Word: sans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...office there. A rift developed between the partners. The inventive Goodhue Gothic and the Cram Gothic - orthodox archaeological - could not go hand in hand. In 1914 Architect Goodhue began practice for himself. He then did his most noted work, including transitory palaces of Arabian Nights grandeur for the San Diego Exhibition, the Baltimore Cathedral, three of Manhattan's chief churches.* Over the Bridal Door of fashionable St. Thomas he placed two lovers' knots in Gothic tracery, one of them cleverly modeled to reveal a dollar sign. Great was the resulting furor. Sedate parishioners still deny that the sign...
...Richard Farnsworth Hoyt and Frederick Brant Rentschler, two of the most potent U. S. air financiers, made plans to synchronize thousands of miles of airlines. Shortly it should be possible to air-tour over their systems-United Aircraft & Transport, and Aviation Corp. of the Americas, repectively-from Chicago to San Francisco, to Los Angeles, to Mexico City, thence to Miami and the West Indies, or to Panama and Ecuador. The deal to cooperate was consummated after many interruptions. United's Rentschler was interrupted frequently by needs of his seven subsidiary companies. A. C. A.'s Hoyt, although...
...Washington for its annual visit went a traveling company of the Metropolitan Opera. Of greatest interest and familiarity to President and Mrs. Hoover was Singer Lawrence Tibbett, native Californian, from Bakersfield (oil) hard by the Hoover ranch at San Joaquin (Sun Maid Raisins). Special mark of special interest: Singer Tibbett was invited to sing on Sunday at the White House. Two of Mr. Hoover's favorite songs are Ridi Pagliacci and The Road to Mandalay...
...Ladies' Home Journal; it is out after contracts with the great department stores, has agreements with Manhattan's Lord & Taylor, Newark's Bamberger, Cleveland's Higbee, Philadelphia's Wanamaker, Washington's Woodward & Lathrop, Pittsburgh's, Home, Detroit's Crowley Milner, San Francisco's Emporium, Boston's White. Paris Patterns has also enlisted Wall Street, issued 30,000 shares of common stock...
...Citrus crops were not harmed. Over many a California county hung last week the stinking smudge of oil-fires, burning to keep the frost away from the remaining crops. Possible losses to banks and insurance companies have not been estimated. Farmers in many sections, particularly the San Joaquin valley, are heavily mortgaged, and many a bank has become, involuntarily, a farm owner* Makers of tin cans, too, may notice a slackening demand for their goat-food...