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Dates: during 1920-1929
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To the new Rome that is the U. S. has returned one of its adopted sons, the ubiquitous, restless Russian painter of Philadelphia, Capt. Vladimir ("Vovo") Perfilieff, erstwhile of the Tsar's Cossacks (TIME, Dec. 19, 1927). Some years he goes to the Balkans. Once he went to Haiti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Solitary | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

She is a healthy young woman, 5 ft. i in. tall, 120 lbs. in weight At athletics she does not lose her breath as quickly as do other girls. She can hold a singing note amazingly long. Physiologically her body gets all the air it needs because, breathing more slowly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Slow Breather | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

By the shores of Lake Cayuga stands Cornell, partly on a low plateau deeply serrated by close-wooded hollows. The process of erosion has done well by the university, for Cornell's ravines are a joy to her poetasters, a convenience to her cavaliers, a laboratory for her scientists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Cornell the Beautiful | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

One of the several shadows thrown before the Republic merger event was last month's (TIME, Nov. 4) resignation of Tom Mercer Girdler from the presidency of Jones & Laughlin, Pittsburgh's great "family" steel company. Last year Jones & Laughlin made Mr. Girdler president, having heard that the Eaton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Catalyst in Steel | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

In 1928 Combustion, through 37 subsidiary companies, had earned some $3,000,000. Tremendous were the earnings predicted from the new process. In April rights to $100 7% preferred stock were offered. At the time the common stock was selling at about 76, had been to 103, was touted to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Combustion: 103 to 4. | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

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