Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Massachusetts there are two branches of the Coolidge family which claim only the remotest kin. The more plebeian branch produced the 30th President of the U. S. The new Undersecretary of the Treasury stems from the more aristocratic...
...very sorry that it is felt necessary to dig up old prejudices to explain this telephoto matter." He referred to rising costs of newspaper production, to the demands of labor unions and editorial guilds. Then: "My heart aches for the guilds and I think they have the best claim of anybody. But why in the name of God should the newspapers get worried about Walter Gifford [president of A. T. & T.]? Have you seen the A. T. & T. balance sheet . . .? If this plan is generally adopted none of us will have an advantage but the cost will still be there...
...strange mixture of sentimentality and practicality. "I love horses," he says, "and I'll always breed them. They're like children, needing the same care and treatment, subject to all sons of ailments. . . ." He thinks he was fondest of a filly named Bit of White, whose only claim to fame was a track record at Louisville. "She was like a bit of Dresden china, a friendly, intelligent, perfectly mannered little lady...
...second lesson is conducted in back of the Union and concerns the acquisition of balance, equilibrium, stopping, starting, and turning. And in the third lesson (so perfect is the application of psychology, that the proprietors claim that the third time never fails) the student is taught poise, perfect control on the saddle and complete coordination of reflexes...
Having made what they consider a heavy contribution to Recovery, toymen are now vastly alarmed by talk of lowering their 70% tariff in possible foreign trade deals. They claim that even the present tariff is no barrier to peasant-made goods. And in defense of high protection, they hammer on the educational value of domestic toys, on U.S. diligence in making toys safe & sanitary. A modern child may safely wolf a pack of crayons, eat the paint off a set of blocks...