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Varsity: Stroke, J. E. Thayer V-12; 7, J. R. Hunneman V-12; 6, R. K. Funkhouser '47; 5, K. B. McAfee V-12; 4, N. Vick '46; 3, T. A. Haymond '47; 2, J. D. Kettelle V-12; bow, W. S. Stiles V-12; cox, D. P. S. Paul...
Scissors & Paste. Since 1918 Gilbert Farrar has been in business for himself. He remodeled some 20 Spalding sporting catalogues. Twenty-two years ago he designed a Vick's Vapo Rub package which is still used. But not until 1936 did Gilbert Farrar strike oil: he streamlined the Los Angeles Times so effectively that the next year the Times won the annual N. W. Ayer award for typographical excellence...
...Hepatica is up about 40%, Vick's Vaporub...
...supercombine known as Drug, Inc., in which United Drug was a member, had $17,000,000 profits. United's outlets were the 568 directly owned stores of the Liggett chain, some 10,000 "Rexall" independents. The grandiose Drug, Inc. merger contained many a great manufacturing name -Vick Chemical, Sterling Products (Bayer's Aspirin, Phillips Milk of Magnesia, Fletcher's Castoria), Life Savers, Bristol-Myers (Sal Hepatica, Rubberset brushes, Ipana). But the vital retail end limped almost from the start. Long-term leases put Liggett into bankruptcy in March 1933. Thereupon the big manufacturers, long restless and dissatisfied...
...about his tonsils, Baritone Nelson Eddy elatedly squealed, "Doc, you're making a soprano out of me," broke into Ol' Man River. Gargled he, dancing a jig and forgetfully swallowing the throat wash: "It may seem ironical that a featured singer on a throat remedy radio program [Vick's] must have his throat attended to. ... I am reluctant to say that I am going to have four notes more range and . . . twice the volume...