Word: low
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Jockey Club races. As everyone knows, Indian-blooded Mr. Curtis used to be a jockey himself. He has an eye for fast horses the way some men have an eye for quick stocks. After the heat of the day it was cooling to return to Mr. Lasker's low, rambling white stucco villa (with rose tile roof) and listen to the Atlantic tapping on the sandy front lawn. Next door, like a Miamese twin, was the house of John D. Hertz, Yellow Cab tycoon. Mr. Hertz has a twin-motored Sikorsky in which the Vice President was tempted...
...financing of March 15 had been barely oversubscribed despite an interest rate of 4¾%. A $475,000,000-issue had brought subscriptions of only $523,000,000. And just before Mr. Mellon's bond-boosting statement, three issues of U. S. bonds had touched their all-time low...
...Conservatives and Laborites matched against each other as two nearly equal Goliaths-with Liberalism's small David Lloyd George twirling between them in his slingshot the dangerous pellet called "balance of power." By allying himself with either Goliath, smart Little David would lay the other low; and although he can scarcely hope to hold the Prime Ministry himself, he could keep the unfortunate incumbent of that office on the hooks...
...Flying Club, which was started in 1925, is a self-supporting organization, its entire revenue being derived from initiation fees, dues, and flying rates, which are, nevertheless, comparatively low. The purpose of the club is to furnish experience in flying to those who desire it and to provide opportunities for members of the University to fly at rates less than half the standard commercial rates...
Last week, Akron households could prudently rejoice that the Spectre was averted. Complete figures for 1928 showed low profits, heavy losses since 1927. But the figures also showed that the corner had been turned, that staggering inventory losses had been absorbed, that tire companies may reasonably hope for a happy and prosperous 1929. Net income reports of leading companies...