Word: fared
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...very successful flotation of the German loan has indicated that subsequent foreign loans may fare well in U. S. financial centres, and the economic recovery of Europe be thereby hastened. There now remains the final hurdle of the presidential election, before the progress of U. S. business can be smooth or readily forecast. Most merchants, manufacturers and business men generally are engaged just now in "watchful waiting." The election of a conservative ticket seems assured-almost. Also, there is a growing realization that Congress will be a strange collection of partisan organizations and blocs, even if Mr. Coolidge rides alone...
...devoted to speakers goes mostly for railroad fare and hotel bills, since most of the speakers give their time free. Radiocasting will cut down some of the traveling expenses, but will add instead another cost? the use of telephone wires for carrying speeches to distant radiocasting stations. Every radio speech now costs several thousand dollars...
...entire cost of the campaign. The reason for this is that candidates travel on special trains so that they can stop by the wayside to make speeches and thus facilitate their business. Special trains are expensive. Cars are rented by the day and 100 full-fare railroad tickets are required also. James M. Cox spent $160,000 on his expensive stump-speaking...
...Boston and Pittsburgh it is much the same; ownership rules, editorship bends the neck. Only in these two cities and in some others is the situation far graver in that it involves the integrity of the news columns, which in New York fare on the whole free from advertisers' and other privileged pressure. ... If journalism is a profession then the sole business of the 'business side' of a newspaper is to nourish the 'editorial side...
...renditions themselves were entrusted to the capable hands of the Elshuco Trio (founded by Mrs. Coolidge) and the Festival Quartet of South Mountain. The fare consisted exclusively of units which read as follows on the program: "Quintet in G Major (for two violins, two violas and 'cello) Opus 111: Allegro non troppo, Adagio, Un poco allegretto, Vivace ma non troppo presto." Scant nourishment for program-music fans, who demand information in print as to the doings of wood-nymphs, animals, ships at sea, Oriental ladies, babies, magicians, policemen and princesses whose doings, we are so often told, are portrayed...