Word: broking
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Maybe they were keeping in trim with the coach and the Wallula campers, because they took a short leave of absence to register some runner-up points at the State meet at Manchester. Last year's captain Watkins took second in the 100-yard freestyle, and Woods, who broke two records when the Freshmen topped Yale, followed in Dave Murray, former Crimson backstroke, in the 150-yard backstroke. In the same meet Chuck Hoeizer, in repitition of many an occasion last winter, led the breast-strokers to the tape...
Henry Lamar's Freshman eleven, with Boston University's winged-T attack, broke away for several long gains against Varsity B and C teams, and further defensive scrimmage was indicated for the next two days...
...other U.S. makers of binder twine used war surpluses to force henequen prices down from 20? to 2? a Ib. The millionaires of Mérida, whose fortunes kept castles in Spain and France as well as along Mérida's broad Paseo de Montejo, went broke. The Cámaras turned their mansion at Mérida into a hotel. One of the Gutierrez scions ran a gas station, the other a bakery. Pepe Castro shined shoes in the Plaza de Armas...
Explanation. Last week, Mrs. Noggins sounded off on the dollar crisis. Said she: " 'Tis awful 'ard, you see, to realize you're goin' broke when you're spendin' your capital and 'avin' a whale of a time, same as poor Uncle 'Erbert when 'e mortgaged 'is 'ouse in Liverpool and lived like a prince until the sheriff arrived along with three widows, suin' for breach of promise. . . . Well, the way I read it, we can't pay for the goods we get from the States unless...
...Glory. Robert Lincoln himself was embittered by Herndon's now-it-can-be-told approach, and reportedly bought the whole shipment of the Herndon book in England to destroy it. Always broke, William Herndon wrote to Collaborator Weik of their book: "I hope it will be success in the money line, particular! The money line is my line & not the glory line. I need the dollars. Glory may go to thunder if I get the dimes & this you ought to know...