Word: costlier
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Henceforth U. S. citizens seeking marital freedom in Paris will find it a more difficult, longer, costlier business. For example, not only will every statement be carefully verified in the U. S. by French agents, but claims to residence in France will be examined in such a way as to force full compliance with the laws of France...
Recalling these facts, the significance of Charles A. Whelan's statement last week becomes apparent. He announced that the Union Tobacco Co. will buy from the American Tobacco Co. a number of its higher grade and costlier cigaret brands. Later Union Tobacco will buy the right to manufacture other expensive brands from other manufacturers. Of such costly cigarets about 34,000,000 are sold each day, the customers being not particular about their brands. Union Tobacco will try to concentrate this "floating" consumption on a few brands which it will "puff" with $10,000,000 of advertising to be spent...
...Radio Dealers deliberately train buyers to the use of better and costlier receiving sets, sometimes even selling experimental sets at a loss. How well the dealers were rewarded in 1926 by this canniness, the trade journal Radio Retailing estimated last week-1,750,000 sets sold; average price $115. The year before the average price of 2,000,000 sets had been $83. In 1926 the sale of sets, parts and accessories reached $588,000,000-$158,000,000 more than...
Most of these crimes incur a fine of $100 to $500 and from one to six months in jail. Transporting liquor by vehicle can cost up to $1,000 and two years incarceration. In nearly all cases the second offense is costlier. Purchasing liquor is as criminal as selling...