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...FALL GUY-A clothesline and Irish brogue comedy of the worm who turned bootlegger by mistake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: The Best Plays: May 11, 1925 | 5/11/1925 | See Source »

...FALL GUY?Ernest Truex as the turning worm in a middle-class comedy that is first-class entertainment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: Apr. 6, 1925 | 4/6/1925 | See Source »

...University has made the entrance examinations so difficult and narrow that it is chiefly the 'book-worm' or 'plugger" type of student that can get into the College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Contest Competitors Attack Tutorial System and Grading Methods--"Padlock P. B. H." Suggests One | 3/24/1925 | See Source »

Recently, according to President L. A. Yerkes of the DuPont Fibresilk Co., the output of artificial * silk has for the first time in history exceeded the natural silk produced by the worm. In 1924, about 80,000,000 Ibs. of artificial silk were produced, compared with the 70,000,000 Ibs. of the natural silk. For many years, the output of natural silk has been stationary, while that of artificial silk has increased by leaps and bounds. At present, the artificial product sells for about $2.00 a pound-less than a third of the price of worm silk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Rayon | 3/16/1925 | See Source »

Philip J. Q. Barry wrote The Youngest-the same Philip J. Q. Barry whose You and I offered such pleasant promises. His second piece deals with a threadbare theme-the turning worm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Jan. 5, 1925 | 1/5/1925 | See Source »

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