Word: beefing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...allow the same candle to be lit twice. In 1710 he opened his shop and began dealing in delicacies. Later Fortnum & Mason added shoes to its food department, then clothes. Swiftly grew its prestige. Gladstone and Disraeli were steady customers. From Fortnum & Mason Queen Victoria ordered 250 Ib. of beef tea to be shipped to Florence Nightingale in the Crimea. Queen Mary shops there regularly...
...Down with roast beef and pudding in England!" the manifesto began. "And down with sauerkraut in Germany-the most abominable of all inventions...
...president. Instead they invented and offered him the title of "Vice Chairman of the Board," which he declined. For president they chose Thomas George Lee, a hard-headed executive of 52 (15 years older than P. D. III) who started as a stenographer in the beef department. Nearest to a reason given was: "They wanted a man in the operating end." Chicago's deduction and comment: "They were not afraid P. D. III would be another plunger like J. Ogden. On the contrary- The last of the Armours felt there was only one thing left to do.* He resigned...
...Department of Agriculture hastened to clear up the matter, explained that there are "dairy bulls," "beef bulls," "dual purpose bulls," that what seagoing Governor Evans wanted was a pair of dairy bulls. He got his bulls...
...prize ring. Aberdeen Anguses have won nine international shows, more than any other breed. Jimmy's owner is Banker J. Frank McKenny of King City, Mo. whose herdsman is Elliott Brown's uncle. There was no chicanery about Jimmy's championship. He was sold for beef at auction to the Breakers Hotel, Atlantic City, for $2,700, or $2.50 per Ib. (Last year's prizewinner was bought by Chainstoreman James Cash Penney...