Word: nets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...satisfactorily, too, in the very lair of the suspicious lion. To the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Student goes the honor of out pointing and outwitting the British genius for debate. To the British genius for fair play goes the honor of properly awarding his laurel to him. The net result is not far from equal, and credits to each side a rise in the score of mutual respect...
...week, busy with his report, Secretary of War Davis could not help brimming over about one of his subsidiary concerns, the Inland Waterways Corp. This Federal company operates barge lines on the Warrior River (Alabama) and on upper and lower reaches, of the Mississippi. It showed a $277,782 net income for nine 1928 months, compared to $45,507 at the same time last year...
...first six months of 1929 Liberty guarantees a net paid circulation of 1,750,000; for the second six months 2,000,000. Bigger circulation means bigger paper bills; but the smaller page means smaller page bills; hence Liberty chooses a convenient moment for its change in format. "It will be the popular size," believes Liberty. "There is less room to waste on the library table...
...churn back and forth. Kennecott copper up 12; Curtiss Aero, 12⅓; Wright Aero, 15½. Turnover: 4,894,670 shares. . . . More on Thursday, 5,037,330 shares, second "five million" day in history, only a handful less than on record-breaking June 12. Montgomery Ward closes at 366. Net gain: 17 points. Mounting, too, are Wright (6½-points more, 22 in two days), Coty, Inc. (10½). Where is the ticker? Over an hour behind (might as well have been a week) on Thursday, 47 minutes the day before, 46 minutes on Friday. Friday: Montgomery Ward adds another...
...presented in this book to afford opportunity for a firsthand study of Whitman's ideas and working methods. The introduction and notes aim to throw light upon the history and interpretation of the material but not to interfere in any way with allowing Whitman to speak for himself. $7.50 NET...