Word: cheaper
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...illustrate his point Professor Osterhaut told the interesting story of a young California scientist who defeated the high cost of living by finding a way of manufacturing tartaric acid in the laboratory. He produced a cheaper articles than was obtainable in the market, and made a commercial success of his venture...
...renewed in either monthly or quarterly instalments by sending in a cheque with the blank which the Bureau sends for the purpose. As all premium rates are based on the age of the person insured, of course the sooner one converts into a permanent policy the cheaper it will be. Policies may not at any time be increased, but they may be reduced at any time if the monthly and quarterly instalments are more than the person insured can pay. Except in cases of absolute necessity, however, it would be as unwise to reduce one's policy at this time...
...program should have been advanced long ago. We have gone on long enough fostering these little nationalities in our midst, all but encouraging them to organize, sometimes even withholding the means of their becoming acquainted with our language and institutions. Employers have often found that ignorant foreign labor was cheaper than American labor. Through this indifference of ours to the process of naturalization arose a large part of the trouble which the Department of Justice and the Secret Service have had with the "hyphenated Americans" during...
Those of us who remain in college are still apt to think too much of our personal comforts and pleasures. The theatre-going habit and other expensive forms of amusement have not been over-come as they should have. It is time that we found better and cheaper means of recreation. A great cause is now calling upon us and the response must be unanimous and to the limit. Those who do without unnecessary pleasures will do part of their share. How much greater will be the achievement of those who make a real personal sacrifice...
...cash wheat. Back of this are many factors, not the least the alarms spread by the Government and the newspapers, especially since the shortage of winter wheat became known. A shortage of winter wheat should not logically affect the price of wheat for May delivery, when "July wheat" is cheaper than "May wheat," but the sentimental effect has been very great...