Word: biddings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this distance and Edwards of Canada, now at New York University, but who will run on the maple leaf team this summer, together with Martin of France and Peltzer of Germany, seem to Coach Farrell to be the probable leaders in this event. Nurmi might make a strong bid in the race, if he should run it and any one of the following might come through the winner or take places: Bocher of Germany, EK quist of Finland, Jorgenson of Norway, Martin of Switzerland, and Svenson of Sweden Besides Hahn the menon whom America will probably depend should in clude...
Loud, prolonged hawking showed that not more than 2,500 francs ($100) could be realized for a wench, however buxom, and not over 3,750 francs ($150) was bid for any youth, however strong. Shamed were more than two score of young women for whom the auctioneer could not raise a single bid. Crestfallen and sullen were a score of youths...
...each human was knocked down, all present were called to witness that he or she had agreed to labor for one or more years in return for the sum bid, plus board & keep and one new set of outer garments. Since French peasants omit day underwear and often night garments as well, the wage scale of auction bidding was deemed adequate...
Beyond a certain point no technical school can prepare a man for competitive business. Heretofore all that a student employment office could do was to find a man a position and bid him farewell. An unwise choice at that time would mean an uncomplimentary record, damning evidence in the eyes of future employers. When the University Employment Office arranged for the students to do acclimatizing work in the selected field during the summer of their Junior year, or to make arrangements with prospective employers some months before graduation, significant advances were made. The Engineering School has gone farther...
...Grayson existed in all comfort contributed by her real estate activities. She sold a million dollars' worth of property a year. Her bid to bridge the seas was not for contracts in movie houses. Last fall she twice tried the trip, and failed. Said...