Word: earn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Secretary. Fresh from his province, little Jean Jacques Brousson gulped with awe, despite bracers of cognac, on the morning of his first interview. He hid behind France's library ladder, fled unnoticed among other callers. France sent for him, took to his shyness. "How much do you earn?" "Nothing." "I will double your salary." And the master was rewarded for his kindness by modesty, honesty, devotion. Translator Pollock is admirably literal...
...greatest proportion of women working in any one state is in South Carolina, where more than a third earn their own living. The least proportion of women working is in West Virginia, where about one ninth of all women earn their living...
...Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor gave out the results of an investigation into the question of women wage earners. In all, about 8,500,000 women in this country earn their own living, but their ages and vocations are considerably different from those...
...felt his conscience prick him. He decided to distribute his $600,000 worth of stock among his employes. He told them: "If I took this $600,000 and personally appropriated it, I would be the archfiend of the ages. If I snatched this money that you have helped to earn away from you, my conscience would condemn me for being the greatest robber that ever walked on God's footstool...
...idea of being a printer was still with me, and when one day I learned that by selling a certain amount of soap, I could earn a small press, I knew that at last the way was open. Within a few hours I had orders for the soap, which amounted to $14, but to my sorrow, it was necessary to delay sending the order several weeks. My folks, however, squeezed this amount from the family income and permitted to send the money with the order. The printing outfit proved to be substantial and with it I managed to earn considerable...