Word: grossness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hydrogen-filled airship. The difference does not appear important at first sight, but the total lift of the gas carries the structure, the motors and the crew. It is only the last 20% or so that is available for carrying fuel, and hence a difference of 10% in the gross lift may spell a difference of 50% in the fuel-carrying capacity. On long-distance flights this difference is vital...
...Ford purchased the road on July 10, 1920, for $5,000,000, most critics thought he had been stuck rather badly at last. Indeed, during 1920, a deficit of $2,121,524 was run up. Since that time, however, Mr. Ford has routed much profitable traffic over it, its gross has climbed from $4,481,036 in 1920 to $10,417,412 last year. Operating costs for 1923 were reduced by $737,170 from the figure of the year before, and the cost of equipment maintenance also fell off $691,243 over the same period. As a result...
...While the Worcester defenders were busy covering Gordon, the Sophomore forward caged four goals. In the second half, however, the Crimson leader came to the fore and brought his scoring total for the evening to 16 points. Harvard Worcester Tech. Smith, r.f. l.g., Delphos Gordon, Merriam, l.f. r.g., Higgins, Gross Samborski, Black, r.g. l.f., Bittner Rudofsky, l.g. r.f., Sharpe...
...offer. "The shoe industry," he said, "was probably the first tackled by the Harvard service--and wisely so. In this industry, there is the most urgent need of a scientific system of expense determination. Small retailers have a very difficulty merchandising problem, because the difference between actual profit and gross profit--caused by heavy overhead--is so great. A man who is not scientific is almost sure to become involved. The Harvard service helps such men to calculate their expenses accurately; its value is inestimable, and there is nothing else comparable to it in the industry. My only suggestion would...
...Coady 926 C. I. Paulsen 1161 F. M. Sedgwick 1219 Total 3306 Ballots cast out 15 Secretary-Treasurer J. R. Burke 1131 Austin Lamont 1317 C. G. T. Lundell 1332 F. P. Houck 1630 Total 5410 Ballots cast out 25 Student Council Member Isadore Zarakov 228 C. S. Gross 181 R. S. Scott 156 Total 565 Ballots cast...