Word: golds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...most famed citizen of Chicago is an enormous man, physically and by reputation. He speaks seldom and never loudly, with a mouth which is completely furnished with gold teeth. He lives quietly and motors with ponderous solemnity about his private affairs in an expensive automobile. Doubtless he will say only a few words at the Democratic rallies, but a few words will be enough. Grown impressively corpulent since his greatest day, tailored handsomely, loyally admired, Most Famed-Negro-Citizen ("Jack") Johnson of Chicago might well become, if properly coached, as potent politically as he once was pugilistically...
...part of a movement as yet little lauded in the U. S. The farmers' magazines have supported these dinners and helped to choose farmers respected in their communities as good citizens as well as good farmers. Such men are "master farmers." At their annual dinners they receive gold medals of recognition. At Chicago last week 13 Illinois men received medals. There had been only 35 awarded in the whole state before...
...Lorillard Co., manufacturers of the new cigaret "Old Gold," stopped a moment last week to examine how their business was going. Only in April, 1926, did they begin to sell "Old Golds." That was in New England. Soon they promoted a sales compaign in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, then successively in California, Chicago, New York, and finally over the entire country...
...this crowded march to sell cigarets Lorillard's have been successful with "Old Gold." The first of last July they were selling 2,000,000 a day. Last week they were selling 20,000,000 a day. But success has been costly. Lorillard's net income in 1925 was $5,641,431. Last year it was $4,117,197. This year it will probably be less. Advertising costs, although a trivial fraction of a cent for each cigaret sold, is altogether enormous. But continued success in selling "Old Gold" will far more than pay for advertising appropriations. Meanwhile...
There will be dancing with music by the Gold Coast Orchestra after the concerts at Buffalo, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Augusta, Pinchurst, and possibly Nashville. The local Harvard Clubs are sponsoring the performances in all but Nashville, Augusta and Pinchurst, the concert at St. Louis being under the joint auspices of the Harvard and Yale Clubs of that city...