Word: long
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...feared the Winter, gracious King . . . the Winter so terribly long and hard. . . . Gracious King, last Winter, half my children died. Ah, how I suffered! The youngest . . . my youngest child, your Majesty, died before my eyes of hunger. Six days and six nights I looked on ... and still lived . . . lived on ... and could...
Arthur Cutten was reported in Atlantic City whither he is wont to go when he desires to be nearer to the corner of Wall and Broad Streets than his own Chicago. Whether or not he, "biggest bull," had been engaged in a month-long duel with Jesse Livermore, famed bear, was not a matter of public knowledge. No one could quite believe that Mr. Livermore was, in storybook fashion, tsar of a band of bears which had fanatically obeyed his orders for two months. But certain it seemed that a colossal effort to reduce the price of stocks...
...late great Edward H. Harriman, compromised at $150 a share, saved from ruin many a short. Then there was the U. S.-England war scare of 1895 when, with money at 80%, J. P. Morgan offered money at 6%, averted a threatened crash. Thus bankers have for a long time recognized their responsibilities as panic-preventers, and when the glass house of speculation has cracked and splintered, it has most often been the strong House of Morgan that has assumed the responsibility of fame and brought order out of confusion...
...Selected Industries, Inc., whose holdings include a substantial interest in Kraft-Phenix Cheese Co., last week's purchase was consistent with a policy of investment in standard commodities. The demand for orchids is constantly increasing, and the price has been stable. Only companies with large capital, long experience, and adequate plant facilities can supply the increasing demand. All these conditions are met by the Thomas Young Nurseries, largest orchid growers in the world. The 28 Young greenhouses are spread over 55 acres. Inside these greenhouses, where the native climate of each species of orchid is reproduced, are some...
Just what position Mr. Girdler will hold in the Eaton "interests" is as doubtful as what companies Mr. Eaton intends to put in the long-discussed super-steel-merger. Mr. Eaton, working with William Gwinn Mather and Otis & Co., sponsors of Continental Shares, Inc., is supposed to control enough steel companies to enable him to form a single unit that will challenge Bethlehem's position as second biggest U. S. producer. Until plans for this consolidation are completed, it is probable Mr. Girdler will advise the Eaton group on technical matters and stock activity. Chief companies with which...