Word: profit
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...heart of Congress. It was indicated that if necessary the President would have Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi introduce a White House silver proposal. Such inflationist outcries as were heard came chiefly from the Senators and Representatives of the six large silver-producing states,* where remonetization of silver means profit first, inflation second. For the moment at least the President's "stupendous" budget message (see p. 17) had stilled Congressional demands for Greenbackery or other measures likely to impair Government credit...
...built himself a house (out of boulders) across from his swimming pool. The War boosted Medicine Park which was the nearest amusement place to the training camp at Fort Sill. In 1925 Thomas sold Medicine Park, and according to Oklahoma tradition, did well by the sale: made a good profit and still owns a ponderous mortgage on the land. Meanwhile Thomas rose in politics, served in the State Legislature, in 1923 was sent to Congress, in 1927 to the Senate. Being dignified, well dressed (at least when in Washington), sincere in his convictions, not given to offending men in speech...
...debt. This excess of expenditures over revenues amounting to over $9,000,000,000 during two fiscal years . . . is a large amount but the immeasurable benefits justify the cost. ... If we maintain the course I have outlined we can confidently look forward to ... increased volume of business, more general profit, greater employment . . . greater human happiness...
...happened last week, to the joy and profit of a great many ladies and gentlemen. There are ladies who would not scramble to pick up chips worth 10,000 francs ($621) each. There are gentlemen who would not fight with each other over 10,000-franc chips. But no such gentlefolk seemed to be in Monte's Casino last week when the roulette-fagged croupier went crazy. No. 13 had just come up on the wheel he was spinning. Jumping up wild-eyed from his doughnut, he seized handfuls of 10,000 franc chips, flung them wildly all over...
...Safety Razor, was willing to go to $7,500 to present it "to the American people." Before he could finish his speech bids went to $24,000 and the manuscript was sold to the ubiquitous Dr. Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach who calmed patriots by announcing that for a "small profit" he was acting on behalf of the trustees of the Walters Gallery. Thus the manuscript went right back where it had been for years...