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...United States, this solution is the happiest conceivable regardless of our strong democratic sympathies. It would save us from a probable re-enactment-only on a more terrible scale of the 1917 debacle. To the world as a whole, such a peace would be a boon from the gods. It would forestall a war which is beyond comprehension in its savage intensity, and which could well presage a return to barbarism...
Secondly, the Coop has grown into a full fledged department store. Its inventory-from soap dishes to suits-encompasses anything a student might possibly desire. It is a great boon to the students. And of course there's a dividend...
Second Grade Rail bonds (mostly in danger of default) found war a boon, for war traffic might hoist many a railroad back to solvency. Typical reactions: during the week, Southern Pacific's 4^3 of 1968 went from 40^ to 48^, the 4^5 of 2013 of the New York Central from" 44! to 55^; the Dow-Jones average from...
...journal, observed: "He certainly was not lacking in courage, and no one questions his sincerity, though many in radio have not seen eye to eye with him on the majority of his proposed 'reforms.' But ... his selection of William J. Dempsey as general counsel has proved a boon to the efficiency...
...Five companies poured $6,000,000 into a product recently launched as a great boon to motoring safety...