Word: coppered
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...Great Britain, readjustment of the German-Turkish exchange rate, a long-term credit agreement. After three weeks of Dr. Clodius' noisy persuasions Turkey refused all four demands. Instead of getting the chrome and wheat he especially wanted. Dr. Clodius was obliged to take tobacco, olive oil, fats, copper. Instead of unloading the cameras and miscellaneous gewgaws he has usually dumped on frightened nations, Dr. Clodius agreed to deliver arms, heavy machinery, locomotives...
Latin America ships to the U.S. far more strategic materials than it wants back in finished goods. It provides the U.S. with 36% of its refined copper, wants back only about 6% of the U.S. supply. It furnishes 25% of U.S. zinc, wants 8%. Of lead it supplies 25%, wants 9%. It has been getting about one-fifth of its needs in these materials. It supplies the U.S. with raw aluminum, mercury, tungsten and antimony, but can get none back in manufactures...
...Calling it "The Squared Circle," in three issues she filled the right-hand side with pro-Roosevelt editorials. The left-hand side was filled with pro-Willkie editorials by her husband of two years, Harry Frank Guggenheim, 51-year-old copper tycoon, ex-Ambassador to Cuba, aviation patron. ("My husband is traditionally a Republican. I'm not traditionally anything...
Chief shortages are in copper (for wiring, plumbing), zinc (for galvanized tanks and pipes), iron & steel (for reinforcements, hardware, screens, heating equipment). In some districts, due chiefly to transport difficulties, there have been shortages of lumber, glass, cement. In Atlanta recently, a builder had to make a 40-mile trip to find nails. In Chicago, Contractor Charles Joern stopped taking new orders 30 days ago; John Lindop will give no guarantees of completion date, insists on an escape clause in all contracts. In San Francisco the Associated Homebuilders have contemplated a 75% curtailment...
...Chronic copper poisoning was blamed by Dr. Mallory for causing wide varieties of heart, liver, and kidney trouble and even diabetes. By his discoveries in this field, he acquitted brews from the blame of causing certain diseases for which the copper in kettles and percolators are actually to blame...