Word: fruit
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...skylights and shrewd ventilating systems to the classrooms of U. S. public schools. But the "art objects" on the walls have changed little since the days of slates and coal stoves. Pupils are still schooled among lithographs of George Washington crossing the Delaware, paintings of cows and baskets of fruit, cheap etchings of Longfellow and Lincoln...
Joint Assembly. At a joint session of the Pan-American Commercial Conference and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, businessmen of two continents commingled; heard President Victor Macpmber Cutter of the United Fruit Co. instruct them specifically...
...Baigneuses," and which the Louvre failed to accept as a gift from Artist Renoir's sons. It contains tortured Goyas, and stark El Grecos; bold, eye-shaking Manets, Monets, Picassos, Soutines, Matisses, Van Goghs. It has many a tired ballet dancer by Degas, many an illuminating piece of fruit by Dr. Barnes's favorite of all painters, Paul Cezanne. Also, because of their influence upon French art and the presence of three of their race among Dr. Barnes's associates, primitive African sculptors are plentifully represented, by dark little wooden shapes which purists find obscene...
...Fruit Ripener: Sunshine often takes weeks to ripen green oranges, bananas, lemons. A small quantity of ethylene gas (C2H4) was released in a closed chamber containing green fruit. The fruit ripened in a few hours, was sweet, succulent. Ethylene gas may be produced cheaply in unlimited quantities. Result: Fruitgrowers may extend the season for their product, save money, avoid the dangers of disease to ripening fruit.?Dr. R. B. Harvey, College of Agriculture, St. Paul, Minn...
...dividend checks totaling more than $500,000,000 as their income for the first quarter of the year. More than 30 companies also declared extra dividends, notably American Safety Razor, Childs (restaurants), Coca-Cola, Pere Marquette R.R., Midland Steel, Humble Oil & Gas, St. Louis & San Francisco ("Frisco") R.R., United Fruit, Singer Sewing Machine. The largest extra dividend-$60 a share-was paid by a relatively obscure concern, Pratt & Whitney, manufacturers of aircraft...