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Caring little for profit, the Monitor annually rejects close to $1,000,000 in advertisements it does not consider whole some (coffee, tea, liquor, tobacco ads; ads for tombstones, firearms; ads containing the abbreviation "Xmas"). Despite this policy the Monitor has made money. In its best year, 1929, it netted $400,000. In the past few years, because war has cut off overseas advertisers and subscribers, the Monitor has been losing a little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Best In the U. S. | 4/26/1943 | See Source »

However, it will still be possible to take books out of the Library for the period covered by the recess. Students who desire to take books out over the Xmas vacation should apply at the Circulation Desk and in cases where there are duplicate copies which can be spared, their request will be granted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIBRARY WILL STAY OPEN FOR RECESS | 12/18/1940 | See Source »

While Selznick paced his office explaining the situation to reporters, he took nervous peeks at a gold wrist watch by which he futilely tries to be prompt. The watch, received shortly after the release of GWTW, bears the inscription in Whitney's handwriting: "David-Xmas, 1939. Praise de Lawd. Jock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: David and Jock | 9/2/1940 | See Source »

Nature articles of spirituality: statesman articles of imagination. His ancestry Watertown, Mass 1632. Stuart Thereison's Nature articles Last Rose N. Y. Times Dec. 5, 39: Xmas Night Stars N. Y. Sun Jan 5, 1940: "His Naval plan that nearly prevented the World and Jap Wars" accd'g to Navy Leagues of London and U.S.A. in N. Y. Wld-Telg'm July 10, 39. N. Y. Her-Trib Feb 20, 39 edit'i pp like many of his articles have nat'l radio repetition by the commentators. Not only is he a correct and influential scientist (his interview in Nature...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 2/14/1940 | See Source »

...each morning grimly tolled off the number of days remaining in which ''to save your country" at the polls. On election "day, the Times, only important Chicago daily supporting Roosevelt, impudently ridiculed the Tribune'?, predictions of doom with a gigantic front-page headline: 52 DAYS TO XMAS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Good Neighbor | 6/27/1938 | See Source »

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