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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...death and insinuated that this was "dirty money" for the political manipulation of Prohibition enforcement in Pennsylvania. She recalled appeals made by politicians for such prominent convicted 'leggers as George Remus (Cincinnati) and the La Montagne brothers (Manhattan). Declared Mrs. Willebrandt: "It takes backbone to stand up under the corrosive influence of politics [which] extends up to the Cabinet and the White House in Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Questions & Answers | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

...California-designed hot-dog-stand called Bonzo is completely cynomorphic. in the stucco likeness of a seated puppy, with the front door between his forepaws, windows in his ribs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: For Man & Machine | 8/19/1929 | See Source »

Comparable, in the drug field, to Stand ard Brands of General Foods in the food field. Drug, Inc. has back of it no J. P. Morgan, no E. F. Hutton. Its central name has been Louis K. Liggett, board chairman and founder of L. K. Liggett Co. and United Drug Co. Beginning his merchandising career as a traveling salesman for John Wanamaker, Mr. Liggett soon went into business for himself, making and selling headache powders that sold three for a quarter. The headache powders were not very successful, however, as people only had one headache at a time and were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Drug Family | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Into the extremely select circle of U. S. corporations whose annual sales total one billion dollars, Swift & Co. will this year probably move, having done nearly a billion dollars a year for many a year. But big, energetic Louis F. Swift,* who works all day at a stand-up desk, gets as profits for his company only a small slice (less than 2%) of his gross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Billion Sales | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

...entirely new automobile. It has no chassis. It has no springs. It has a 60-inch wheel base (a little more than half as long as a Model A Ford). If its owner is a tall man he can stand on the ground and look over its top. It weighs 600 lb. It will be shipped in a weatherproof packing case which has a hinged door and will serve as its garage. It will go 50 miles on a gallon of gasoline. It has a 4-cylinder air-cooled engine. It is a two seater but three can squeeze into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: New Autos | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

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