Word: long
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...poking it in tender spots? Not only was he the son of a Grand Rabbi and even the grandson of a Grand Rabbi but he was a Grand Rabbi himself; his name was Jehuda Leib Twersky, he was of venerable age, he came from Antwerp and he had a long, black, fluffy beard. The only clue to his thoughts was a remark he made when it was all over: "I believe that it was the most wretched experience of my whole life...
Before blaming the young men, it is necessary to consider what had preceded their inquisitive prodding. They were members of an organization which has long been considered among the most befuddled and the least efficient in the U. S., a customs inspecting squad whose special duty it is to prevent the smuggling of diamonds. How unsuccessful this organization has been may be understood from the complaints of reputable jewelers. Pointing out that they must pay 20% duty on cut diamonds and 10% duty on uncut ones, they show that disreputable jewelers, who buy from smugglers, can undersell them with...
Shawls were soon supplanted by army blankets-lucrative civil war contracts Fisk secured for his Boston firm. And before long he was buying cotton at 12? a pound in the South, selling it at $2 in the North. Some days he bought $800,000 worth, only to lose it (well insured) on the Mason Dixon line. One day, pursued by a Rebel patrol, he tossed them his wallet stuffed with $300,000, and made off with his more precious life...
...Penelope as "a witch, rather distressing to look at"). Calypso, "a large female, beautifully proportioned." endured him longest-seven years-and not until their several children all showed a lurking lack of virility did she decide that it was time their lazy father should return to his long neglected wife...
Transportation. There are about 30 operators of scheduled flying routes in the U. S.,* and about 600 more who run planes for hire on special trips. They can make money only on long, fast trips, for the slower railroads and motor buses are much cheaper. So the market for transport planes is limited...