Word: giffen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Faithful to the oldtime tradition is the life of 78-year-old Dr. John Kelly Giffen, - oldest missionary in point of service in the United Presbyterian Church. From New York last week he sailed for Africa to begin his $1st year in the Egyptian Sudan. White-haired, bearded, grey-eyed, he was cosily reminiscent upon departing. He recalled his first trip in 1881, when the Mahdists were stirring up revolt against Egypt. Fanatic Mussulmen killed General Charles George ("Chinese") Gordon in 1885; the late great Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener subdued them, captured the city of Omdurman. Young Dr. Giffen...
1African missionaries may propagate the Faith today with very little fear of animals or natives. Tropical disease is now less to be feared than overwork and climate. Average length of service: 15 to 20 years. But Missionary Giffen and his wife recall that seven years was the average in their time. And that was a generous estimate; Mrs. Giffen could think of many men who had been unable to endure -Dr. Scott, Dr. Tidrick. "But it isn't quite fair to count Dr. Tidrick," said Missionary Giffen. "Dr. Tidrick was killed by a lion...
Wilbur's Switch? To reach its decision, the Senators took much testimony. Robert Giffen Stewart, president of Standard Oil of Indiana's big subsidiary, Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co. was dead against any tariff, as well he might be since his company is one of the biggest importers of gasoline. Senator Tydings of Maryland was also opposed. He said a tariff would cost the U. S. people "at least $980,000,000 a year." Senator Tydings probably also had in mind the fact that when an experimental shipment of Soviet oil was lately made to the U. S. it arrived...
Score-Harvard, 6; Brown, 0. Touchdown - Knowlton. Goal - Barnard. Umpire-A. Bull, of Pennsylvania. Referee - Edwards, of Princeton. Timekeeper-Wood, of B. A. A. Linesmen-McGlensey, of Harvard, and Giffen, of Brown. Time - 20 minute halves...
When the statistics of the cost of living have been perfected we shall have the best idea of real wages, for these figures would give us the most trust-worthy and accurate record of the proportion in which commodities have been consumed. Engel and Giffen have both made valuable contributions to the statistics of the cost of living. An Italian statistical table, published in 1898, is interesting in showing the increase in the purchasing power of labor. The table which entends from 1871 to 1895 gives the number of hours of labor necessary to purchase 100 Kilograms of wheat...