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...said bored Judge David, "they are just a lot of boobs to come to see a woman wiggle with a fan or without fig leaves. But we have the boobs and we have a right to cater to them. . . . Case dismissed...
...Cater v. Catty...
...word "catty-corner" in TIME of Nov. 14: "Sir James [Barrie] lives ... on London's Adelphi Terrace catty-corner from George Bernard Shaw's former home." The proper spelling is "eater-corner" or less properly "cata-corner." The word implies the numeral four as does the word "cater-cousin," fourth cousin
...Paul Jones were still selling well. These four brands had taken advantage of cheap tobacco, the advertising done by the "standard brands," and the opportunity to make money with a small margin of profit ($0.2315 per 1,000, against $1.226 per 1,000 for the 15-centers) to cater directly to Depression-hit smokers. Tycoons Hill, Williams, Toms & Belt, whose advertising had increased U. S. cigaret consumption from eight billion to 119 billion in 20 years, were vexed...
...cater to suburban trade, large retailers have for some time been experimenting with two kinds of small stores. Chain stores have been highly successful in selling standardized merchandise at low prices for cash. Branch stores (subsidiaries of a large central unit, as distinguished from chains of small units) hitherto have had two handicaps to overcome: 1) they have been unable to carry the huge stocks that have made successes of such stores as Manhattan's R. H. Macy & Co.; 2) in the case of stores specializing in a few types of goods, the branches have not always been able...