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...American people go to no trouble to inform themselves. We must place under their eyes some simple truths. ... An American may honestly ruin his best friend just to prove he is the stronger, then offer him his hand and help him to arise. Friendship has nothing to do with business. . . . The American people are ignorant of their own history. They must not be expected to know French history...
...management's sole rebuttal was the annual report, published last week. And if Founder Bush knew everything the accountants found out for President Stephens, he had never before troubled to inform his stockholders. President Stephens' report, thoroughly frank, revealed that under Founder Bush's regime depreciation charges had been grossly inadequate, that properties had been allowed to fall into bad repair, that land values had been sharply written up on the books, that $500,000 of property still carried on the books had long since been demolished or abandoned. It showed clearly that profits had been overstated...
...House, after it had heard the news by word of mouth, continued in session an hour to receive the President's message. It read: "It is my painful duty to inform you of the death today of Calvin Coolidge. . . . There is no occasion for me to recount his eminent services. . . . His entire lifetime has been one of single devotion to our country. . . ." Then the House, too, adjourned...
While details are lacking in the historical evidence of the case, I should like to inform you of an opposing but nevertheless logical interpretation of the matter as given here regularly by Professor J. Tucker Murray of the Harvard English Department...
Will you kindly inform your readers how many millions of dogs there are in the U. S.? Also make a suggestion as to the saving that could be effected during this depression by dispensing with a certain percentage of worthless and vicious curs? Why should dogs dispute for food with babies during the coining winter? I know that breeding dogs for profit is a highly commercialized, if somewhat disgusting, branch of our economic system, and that we must not step too harshly upon the dog industry: but it does seem as if something could be proposed at this opportune time...