"The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle” is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying was cited in 1921 in the Bostnn (MA) Sunday Post, in the column “The Sunday Morning Bean Pot” by George Brinton Beal (1888-1957).
30 October 1921, Bostnn (MA) Sunday Post, “The Sunday Morning Bean Pot” by George Brinton Beal, pg. 44, col. 4:
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle.
25 July 1922, Twin Falls (ID) Daily News, pg. 7 col. 5:
Always.
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle.
Chronicling America
22 November 1922, Challis (ID) Messenger, pg. 1, col. 5:
Always.
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle.
5 May 1926, Lexington (KY) Herald, pg. 3, col. 7:
The best angle from which to approach a problem is the “try” angle.
Google Books
The Educator’s Book of Quotes
By John Blaydes
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.
2003
Pg. 11:
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the “try angle.” —Author Unknown
Google Books
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners:
101 Inspirational Stories of Energy, Endurance, and Endorphins
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark and Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster
2010
Pg. ?:
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle. ~Author Unknown
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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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