Word: franc
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...thirteen? I doubt it. Or change your crew trunks before a race? No, even if the doctor advised it. Well, it's the same way with shaving before an exam. You said the other day that you didn't hit English 28 very well; I'll bet a French franc to a Russian ruble you shaved that morning. Cut shaving, Bill; look at me: if I only had a little heavier growth and a less well-trained razor I'd be a Phi Beta...
...Finland's population is approximately that of Massachusetts, her size approximately that of California. The president, elected for 6 years, is Dr. Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg. Finland has three universities, seven languages, a mark the value of the French franc, a prohibition law. The season for outdoor athletics is short. Winter lasts from October to June, but the summer temperature-61° Fahrenheit-is kind to runners...
...where is France to get gold? Economists say that the fall of the franc was caused by the depletion of the gold reserves in the Bank of France. If France has no gold, she must depend on trade to replenish her stock. To rebuild her industry and commerce, France must have time; but time is the one thing American policy cannot grant her if there is to be immediate tax reduction it home...
...Mais non, mais non! Je vous dit qu'ils dorment." A hundred-franc note passed. "Nom de chien! Je vous-eh bien! Je vais voir." Minutes passed...
...first appearance in the U. S. After a voyage hither which, he said, made him feel like writing a "snown-storm symphony" because there was 'no more sun the whole time than a 20-franc piece," he had received pressmen in his hotel. . They had seen him disembark from his ice-blistered vessel in a black topcoat, orange shirt, orange muffler, monocle in right eye, but were somewhat abashed to find that his lounging costume consisted of a brown-and-rose pullover sweater, heavy gold bands on each wrist to support watch, bangles, etc., and five massive rings...