Word: mained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...main source of difficulty, however, lies in the distribution of this expanded currency. We observed that the paper money has increased (in quantity) about seven times in the last two years, but it would be ridiculous to assert that every person possesses seven times as much wealth. Many have multiplied their balance by more than seven, but the great majority have not even doubled theirs...
...opened at Boston play-houses this week. At the Majestic is "The Magic Melody," a romantic musical play, with a plot which brings back memories of "Maytime" The Music is good, but the specialty acts by Bertie Beaumonte, Tom McNaughton, Emma Haig, and John Waldron are what carry the main burden of the show...
Arthur Mather, of the Boston Herald, a former heavyweight champion of New England, who lost his title to Dr. Paul Withington '09, has been secured as referee for the meet. The mats have been moved from the wrestling room, to the main basketball court, in anticipation of a large crowd, and twenty-five cents admission will be charged...
...Expense Main Objection...
...question of expense was the main criticism which Mr. Roosevelt had to offer when speaking of the "five months out of five years" universal military training bill recently before Congress. This bill provides for four consecutive months of intensive training for every man between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one and two periods of two weeks each for every man when classed as a reservist. Although no definite amount of the cost of such a program was computed, it was estimated that the cost would be between three-quarters of a billion and one and one-half billions...