Word: fourths
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Cordero was hanged by the neck until dead. ¶ Three years ago a long, black funeral train crossed this vast continent bearing in sombre state one lone coffin. President Harding was dead. Last week marked the end of the third year since that tragedy-likewise the beginning of the fourth year of Calvin Coolidge's Presidential regime...
...Walsh, elected to the Senate in 1918, was the first Democratic Senator from Massachusetts in 68 years, the fourth in the history of the state. *This county in the Finger Lakes district is the stamping ground of the famed progeny of two sisters (Jukes) and two Dutch backwoodsmen. Sixty percent of this hereditary strain are idiots, imbeciles, harlots, murderers, thieves, perverts, felons, loons, sots, paupers, maniacs, etc. The Jukes have cost the government $1,308,000 in 75 years. "Boss" Brennan is no Juke...
Oats. Estimated to be 1,334,260,000 bu.; was 1,501,909,000 bu. last year; sold currently at 40c to 45c a bushel. The U. S. leads the world. Canada is next with one-fourth as much. Iowa leads the U. S. Acreage was cut down from last year. Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas report excellent crops. In northern Illinois the fields are good; but smut has appeared in the southern counties...
...Estimated to be 39,666,000 bu.; was 48,696,000 bu. last year; sold currently at $1.05 to $1.10 a bushel. Germany leads the world. The U. S. ranks third with one-fourth as much. North Dakota leads the U. S. Dry, hot weather has caused complaints...
...Wisconsin and Minnesota fields are in excellent condition, in North Dakota practically as well. Potatoes. Estimated to be 334,044,000 bu.; was 323,243,000 bu. last year; sold currently at $1.60 to $1.85 a bushel. Germany leads the world. The U. S. is fourth with one-third as much. New York leads the U. S. Wisconsin reports good crop with increased acreage planted because of last year's high prices. Cotton. Estimated to be 15,635,000 bales (a bale weighs 480 Ibs.*); was 16,085,905 bales last year; sold currently at less than...