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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Advertising men and their women folks went to Denver, last week, for the 23rd annual convention of the International Advertising Association. A British delegation, led by President Lome C. Robson of Newcastle-upon-Thyne Advertising Club, appeared dressed as dervishes and dizzy from whirling in the train baggage-car to the noise of a portable phonograph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: International Advertisers | 7/11/1927 | See Source »

...Monday was a victim of the general Manhattan hysteria or was ill; the five deacons were fractious and had better have resigned; they were "making a grandstand play for publicity." He concluded: "In closing I wish to say that I was duly elected as the engineer of this Gospel train here at Calvary Baptist Church. And throughout the ten years of my leadership the overwhelming majority of the officers and the rank and file of our membership have stood lovingly, loyally and enthusiastically with me in helping me do for Jesus Christ the best job of which I am capable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Calvary Baptists | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

Engineer John Russ, seeing Mr. Pruden, tried to obey, put on the emergency brakes, also blew the locomotive's whistle. Prudent Mr. Pruden, noticing that the train had only been able to slow down to 40 miles per hour as it approached him, jumped. The locomotive's cowcatcher nipped him, knocked him 50 feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Jul. 4, 1927 | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

...Train...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Jul. 4, 1927 | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

...Orange, N. J., one Louis Pruden, venerable bee farmer of Whippany, N. J., stood in the middle of the railroad track facing a speeding Lackawanna train. "The Lord commands you to stop!" cried he loudly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Jul. 4, 1927 | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

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