Word: peakes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Mayor Quigg Newton called for "a pilgrimage in spirit to the Mount of the Holy Cross." On the City Hall carillon, Faith of Our Fathers and other suitable anthems were played. The Rocky Mountain News wrote: "The hand of the Creator wrinkled the brow of this majestic peak in a symmetrical cruciform that cradles the ice and snow of ages . . ." An apologetic mountaineer heard the bells, read the paper, and called the News to say that something had been overlooked. The left arm cross has been crumbling away from slides and erosion. Four years ago, when the cross...
...rise. Wall Street's 2,000,000-share daily volume is close to what it was in 1928, but U.S companies now have four times as much stock (3 billion shares) outstanding, of which only 1% is traded in a month's time, v. 11 % at the peak of the 1928 market...
When the steel pen was replacing the quill around 1800 A.D., the world thought it had chipped and scratched its way to some kind of penman's peak. But steel pens could be pushed no faster than 30 words a minute. By 1867, no less than 51 men had tried and failed to invent a machine that would write faster. The 52nd, Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee, succeeded. And in its own way, the typewriter started as big a revolution as the mass-produced Ford...
Despite the Crimson's length victory over the Wisconsin crew, Coach Harvey Love expects the late-starting Badgers to be at peak performance by tomorrow noon, and he has juggled his line-up accordingly...
...week's end, the Dow-Jones industrial average hit a new 24½-year high of 321.30, up 1.97 for the week. The railroad averages, which have lagged behind, also spurted. They broke through last July's peak to reach 108.52, up 4.21 points...