Word: poorer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...same general plan will be followed in the other application games, with the understanding that in Group III more than two tickets may be allotted as stated above, and that one seat applicants in Groups I and II may apply for other seats not exceeding the limit in a poorer location...
...forecast on the vital statistics for 1922 shows an increasing danger that France will be poorer than ever in men. In 1920 the population increased by 160,000; in 1921 the increase was only 9,000; a net decrease is expected for 1922. The present shortage of living quarters, the uncertainty of modern French life, and the lowered moral standards that followed the War are alike blamed for the failure of the French nation to raise the most valuable of all crops?babies...
...this year would prove disappointing. That this explanation was incorrect is seen by the fact that, although the statement of the Company showed a big increase in net earnings from April through June, 1923, the price of the stock has not materially rallied. Apparently the stock market looks for poorer business this Fall and sticks to its opinion...
Those who, by following the original advice, find themselves several hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of dollars the poorer thereby, have at least the satisfaction of knowing that Science itself erred with them. The action of the stockmarket has thus been shown highly irrational and indefensible. One has only to inspect the Charts to become convinced...
...wave of deflation during 1921 the remaining guaranteeing and guaranteed state banks met their Waterloo. The fund was wholly too small to pay off the depositors of the scores of insolvent banks in Oklahoma, and now the whole law has been abolished. Legislators are wiser, and depositors are poorer. If all such hastily enacted laws could thus be thoroughly tested within our "progressive " states before being enacted as federal legislation, American business would be immeasurably the gainer...