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Word: businessâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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Peter Weston. Peter Weston, self-made millionaire, tried to run his children as he had run his business??? by domination. He forced one son, a would-be painter, to go into the family pump-works, another away from idleness into advertising, and broke up his daughter's love-affair with her poor but honest sweetie on financial grounds. Of course, after that, things had to go wrong and they did. Son John was electrocuted for killing daughter Jessie's lover. Son James became an alcoholic; and daughter Jessie, though unwed, began sewing on tiny garments. So Peter was left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: Oct. 1, 1923 | 10/1/1923 | See Source »

...Woman in Modern Business???No Solution

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bread* | 8/27/1923 | See Source »

...Panama Canal had its greatest week of business???168 vessels passed through. Eighty-one of these belonged to the United States fleet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Mar. 17, 1923 | 3/17/1923 | See Source »

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