Word: properly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...factory smoke stack. The inadequate supply of anthracite has been the argument for burning bituminous coal, but bituminous coal can now be perfectly converted into gas and coke which do not smoke. After 25 years research on this problem at the University of Illinois, Professor Parr propagandizes for their proper place in the home...
...TIME apologizes for identifying Mr. Marvin specially with the wool trade. As to his being a "lobbyist," Mr. Marvin and TIME are at one. TIME invariably applies the term "lobbyist" in the broad sense described by Mr. Marvin. TIME specifies, when necessary and pos sible, whether the "lobbying" was proper or improper...
...French Revolution has remained as much of a mystery as why 3 should lead to a knowledge of the Roman Empire or 32 to the general history of the United States. But it has recently been discovered that numbers, in themselves meaningless, can carry great significance if arranged in proper sequence. Beginning with several changes in next year's "Announcement of Courses of Instruction" the History Department has decided to have low numbers signify elementary courses while the larger numbers represent progressively more advanced courses...
...clerks' selling is practically automatic," and because, nevertheless, they wished to preserve certain flourishes of salesmanship, the United Cigar Stores Co. last week installed (in Manhattan) its first series of a new type of automatic cigaret machine. The customer inserts the required number of nickels in the proper machine; out drops his package of "Three Castles"; out pops a voice from the machine saying, "Thank you-corked tips protect the lips." It blares from a phonographic attachment. Or if he prefers "Barking Dogs" he hears, "Thank you-good & mild." "It's toasted" follows the delivery of "Lucky Strikes...
...control of the Montana copper-industry. Manager Ryan won his fight. When Henry Rogers died, in 1909, Ryan became president of the Amalgamated. Next year he dealt with Montana copper-companies in such a way that Anaconda Copper Mining Co. bought the subsidiaries of the Amalgamated, and after a proper interval he became president, then chairman, of Anaconda. During little more than ten years he has built the company's assets up to more than half a billion dollars. It produces 15% of the world's copper each year, and is the world's largest producer...