Word: neveral
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...never a strong contender. Going into the stretch, three horses were still ahead of him and they stayed ahead. Out in front by eight lengths at the finish line was a rank outsider (66 to 1) named Russian Hero...
...winning jockey was Irishman Leo McMorrow, a pro from Mount Shannon, County Sligo. Said he: "It's a once in a lifetime. Lord Mildmay? Poor beggar, he's a heart of fire, but he'll never make...
...stock (currently quoted in over-the-counter trading at $600 to $650) 16 for 1. Tiffany's shares, which paid $35 in dividends last year, were split once before (in 1920) at 5 to 1; in the last 20 years they have sold as high as $3,200, never lower than about $200. The new split will bring them down to around $40, enabling present holders, when faced with inheritance or income-tax problems, to sell them more readily...
Last week Ray E. Umbaugh, 28, who has never had time to take a degree, told a group of cattlemen and animal husbandry experts the details of an artificial impregnation experiment which may revolutionize the beef and dairy industries. With 500 cows lined up under contract with neighboring ranchers, Umbaugh is ready for mass experimentation...
Ninety-one years have passed, but "whiggedie whellow" is as unruly and outrageous as ever, never missing a chance to roar, laugh and tear the newspaper apart. In three books just published, U.S. readers will have a grand chance to follow G.B.S. through those nine decades...