Word: commonality
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fictional as succeeding Presidents fell more and more under the dominance of War Lords such as Wu Pei-fu. But the Christian General had been all the while building up a personal army which is today unique in the ability of its troops to support themselves without looting-a common practice of other Chinese armies but punished by Marshal Feng with Death. Instead of an army of bandits, why not an army of artisans? The Christian Marshal's answer is to teach all his soldiers some useful trade. One battalion weaves on portable looms, another carpenters, another makes boots...
Scientist Brush, concerned about the future, knows that science plays no favorites, preserves some of the weak, unfit, feeble-minded as well as the strong. "General reading and common sense," he says, have made him want to educate people to the evils of too great population increase. His trust fund will be used for research in eugenics, popular enlightenment, regulation of overpopulation. The program of the foundation has not yet taken definite form. Birth control clinics may be the first step...
Coincidentally, Packard issued last week its statement for the nine months ending May 31, showing a net profit of $17,803,304 or $5.92 per share of common stock. This is nearly double the earnings for the same period...
Willys Dividend. For the first time since 1920, Willys-Overland Co. paid a dividend. Said President John North Willys: "This action is another positive indication of the rapidly advancing progress of this company." The dividend is a quarterly one of 30^ ?per share of common stock...
...privilege of Greatness is to speak in words which send common folk ascurrying to dictionaries. Lustrum is such a word. Last week His Excellency General Don Miguel Primo de Rivera, Marquis de Estella, Prime Minister and Dictator of Spain announced...