Word: moneys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...genuine Baroness Wrangel she is a wonder. Incidentally she has collected considerable sums of money from various cities in the United States for the support of her tuberculosis camps...
State budget had increased some 16 millions, reaching $232,641,701. He explained how the money was spent, for highways, education, hospitals, prisons, conservation, claims, public works. He pointed out that the Legislature, controlled by Republicans, had only been able to lop $25,000 from his Administration figures, and had tried to add on "unnecessary" appropriations of $219,000, which he had vetoed. He anticipated a political outcry against "extravagance" by promising to defend his fiscal policies and the $16,000,000 increase anywhere, any time...
...centralization of the University's biological activities has moved President Lowell to establish a committee headed by Professor Ames to consider the possibilities of improvement. The plans for a biological center have been readily evolved, and have been approved by President Lowell, but the inevitable need of money prevents any further advance in reorganization...
...make full inquiry into the financial condition of applicants and then, after careful consideration and an accurate investigation of statements made by applicant, aid should be given according to financial need. If the above method should be found too costly. I should abolish all financial aid and use the money in raising the salary of professors and instructors: since, from personal experience. I know that the present system of awarding scholarships is to say the least, rank: aid being given men who should not even apply for it, while the deserving are all too often rejected...
People liked Postum cereal's morning brew, and their purchases gave Post enough money to continue pottering around the oven. Whole wheat and barley came out of the oven Grape Nuts. Later came thin, crisp Post Toasties, then Instant Postum powder. These four products were the foundation blocks of the great Postum business...