Word: loser
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...August 1927. His judgment in general was proved sound although at one time he owed the firm $91,000. His best day was April 10, 1928, when he sold $75,078 worth of stock, purchased $58,353. In more than 30 transactions, he was a loser only six times...
...great folding of silk pajamas and brushing of well cut suits in Paris last week. John Pierpont Morgan, mightiest of U. S. bankers, was leaving town. The nations which fought the World War had agreed at last how the staggering costs and damages were to be paid by the loser Germany. Mr. Morgan's financial prestige and wisdom were no longer required. He gave power-of-attorney to his partner and alternate, Thomas W. Lamont, and boarded the Mauretania for home...
Somewhat a grudging loser was Sir Hugo, however, whose head, though bloodied, remained unbowed. His capitulation, obviously forced, hinted at unspecified outside interests that had compelled the abandonment of a highly reasonable position. "Certain proposals, for which I have made myself responsible, . . . have become the subject of an acute controversy on a stage much wider than that of the company itself. . . . Proposals . . . made with the sole object of increasing the prosperity of the company . . . prompted by my view that the preponderating interests in our great industry should always be in British hands. ... I have always held the view that...
...opposite windows of a music store on Holyoke St., and play victoria records continuously until one or the other should fall asleep or faint of fatigue. To the winner the proprietor of the shop promised to award a handsome prize of twenty-five dollars, and to the loser a generous prize of ten dollars...
Once the contest is started the men will sit down in the upholstered chairs provided for them and proceed to see which one of them can listen to the "canned music" without falling asleep or getting exasperated. A prize of $25 goes to the winner while the loser will collect $10 as a consolation prize. Meals and cigarettes will be furnished the men but they will not be allowed to do any reading except that they may peruse the books which are in the Music Box. These however are Victor Talking Machine Company's book. "What we hear in Music...