Word: chaining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...manufacture of woolen and worsted cloths in the U. S. has been comparatively unprofitable, chiefly from this chain of causes: clothiers have believed that U. S. men and women will not buy much new clothing this year; so clothing manufacturers have been buying as few bolts of cloth as they dared, and still be able to serve their retailer customers; so woolen and worsted weavers must cut their business close to demand; that leaves much machinery idle and forbids profitable increase of prices. Particularly hard hit in this way have been the three great U. S. woolen goods fabricators-American...
...bonus. For every $300 that a retailer buys he gets one share, or 10% bonus. This is in addition to trade discounts, such as all tobacco companies give. Thus President Whelan ingratiates himself with tobacco distributors who have been vexed with the price reductions so widely made by chain store organizations. And with the chain store managers and clerks also. The more tobacco United Cigar, Schulte and other chained employes sell, the more Union Tobacco shares they can earn. Union Tobacco is setting aside 300,000 shares for this smart sales project...
...mayonnaise, relish spreads, thousand island dressing, shortening, Bread & Butter pickle relish. On the Pacific Coast its Gold Medal mayonnaise is the favorite salad dressing. Of these food items American Linseed, said Chairman Robert H. Adams this spring, last year sold $17,000,000 worth. Last February the Atlantic & Pacific chain groceries alone sold 1,000,000 packages of Nucoa margarine. That explains to a great extent why American Linseed, despite the negligence of past dividends, was seriously considered worth...
...number of outstanding scholars in each graduating class is the hope and joy of the tutorial system as conducted at Harvard. The present incentive to attain Honors and Distinction is undoubtedly responsible for the increase in likely candidates for Phi Beta Kappa. Wheather it is the familiar watch chain symbol or the magic, "cum," "magna" or "summa," which attracts undergraduates to excel in such a secondary commodity as book learning is not important. The results are the same, and the urge inspired by the same ideals. At any rate Phi Beta Kappa finds itself in the rather pleasant position...
...Shrewd, International sells its blades and holders chiefly through chain and mail order stores?F. W. Woolworth; McCrory; J. C. Penney; Sears, Roebuck; Montgomery Ward; American News...