Word: maining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...when all is said, Clive, as an astute but kindly Lancashire factory owner, is the main-spring of what would otherwise be an unreal and rather heavy problem play. He is an elderly man whose motto has been "have a good time", and who has lived up to it; and whose "religion is a respectable pastime for Sundays". He is the embodiment of common sense, the foil to his rebellious protege, Charlie, and the saving grace of the performance. He is supreme in all business affairs, but, like most great men, he has one weakness--his daughter, Rosie. Her character...
...main features of the farm bloc program for the next session of Congress will be the abolition of the " Pittsburg plus" system of basing freight rates. One or more bills will be offered with the concerted backing of the agricultural group in both House and Senate, making this system illegal...
...dramatic values, but in thrills, shocks and statistics. The same thing is true of the newspaper syndicate features, the popular novels, and the evangelistic campaigns. The editors, writers and Billy Sundays do not care so much for quality; their cry is for more circulation, more editions more Main Street homes reached, more agate lines, more souls saved. The phrase "Barnum was right" does not apply exclusively to his dictum that a sucker is born every minute. It applies to his whole conception of America's ruling passion...
...fact that stock prices are in the main hesitant is impressing Wall Street, as well as other communities who realize their record as a business barometer. Industrial shares have been irregularly weak, and the general market without strong trend up or down. This may be a "technical reaction" after the great previous price rise, or it may express far-sighted doubts as to business next fall. Undoubtedly the market is now in a better technical position, however, and the drop of call money under 5% has not been without a favorable effect upon it. Bonds have turned firmer, after their...
...Percy Stickney Grant: " I admitted in The Religion of Main Street, published by the New York American Library Service, that I was not the author of my reply to Bishop Manning when he asked that I withdraw my unorthodox statements. The letter of reply was composed by a group of friends...