Word: opinionizing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...jurors, but all of them were able and accustomed to read newspapers. Justice Bailey saw to it this time that they were no collection of citizens so dormant that they had no knowledge of the Oil Scandals. He excused only those talesmen who said they had formed a firm opinion as to Sinclair's guilt or innocence. The twelve that were sworn were three grocers, a steamfitter, a repair man, an auto salesman, two clerks, a merchant, an expressman, a broker, a railroad agent-all men. Though few of them knew it, all these men had been investigated...
Significance. In essence the Kellogg treaty text is simply a joint pledge of faith and honor. It does not state what, if anything, is to be done if one of the parties breaks faith. But it would prove useful in mobilizing public opinion against a faithless Power...
President McLaurin's method of attacking the A. & P. organization was the subtle way of innuendo. Said he: "It would not be accurate to state that the Atlantic & Pacific represents at this time a monopolistic control of retail food distribution, but we do undertake to express our opinion that the organization as now conducted, possesses the potentiality of a control of retail food distribution to such an extent as to threaten the best interests of the American public. Is Federal control of that organization in prospect? Will the conduct of chain stores generally be such within the next...
...stores competing with about 300,000 independent retail stores). Hitherto chain stores have been highly individualistic, each system spreading out like strawberry vines from a parent plant. Nor have they, except for the Kroger grocery stores and the J. C. Penney dry goods stores, done much to soften public opinion excited against them by the neighborhood store keepers. Kroger's and Penney's this year have set afoot large campaigns of "institutional" advertising, praising the service of the chains and attempting to "humanize" them. Penney's, especially, is utilizing the personality of James Cash Penney, its founder...
...recently concluded season has seen a recuperation, and "Not Now,--Later" deserves to be ranked with the best of the Pudding opera. It was tuneful, well staged, and had its moments of humor. With these elements to support it, success was within its grasp. The unanimous opinion of those who saw it was, that far more than in recent years, had that success been achieved...