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Word: pshaw (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Overproduction? "Pshaw!" snorted Mr. Francis. "We do not produce enough by a third." Last year, he declared, total production of U. S. trousers was only 14,500,000-one for every three males over 15. Only one overcoat was made for every eleven men; one felt hat for every four men. Output of shirts was two-and-a-half per man; of shoes two pairs per man. For women there were only three dresses per year, and coats and suits would only cover one woman in three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: New, New, New, New, New | 10/28/1935 | See Source »

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