Word: rate
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...corn to an acre than any other man, was hailed corn monarch of the world.* Last week he was summoned from his farm near Ada, Ohio, to tell President Coolidge how he makes corn grow. Farmer Marshall's formula: good seed, fertilizer heavily applied, and a careful rate of planting...
...Supreme Court, in a five to four decision, ruled that states can regulate only businesses involving public utilities or morals, that theatre ticket scalping* does not come under either of these classifications, that the New York law limiting scalpers' charges to 50c in advance of the rate printed on the face of the ticket is unconstitutional. This decision reversed a lower court opinion and ended the case of Tyson & Brother, United Theatre Ticket Offices, Inc. v. New York State officials...
...husband, who is puzzled but suspects no substitution, . . . Out of such stuff did Greek and Roman comedians fashion oldtime sidesplitters. Sometimes the situations were allowed to become broad. Author Webster, deft veteran, had ample ingenuity to twist his twins with the decorum and happy ending required of a first-rate American Magazine serial...
...wife (we are Jewish) who recently was thrown by an automobile on our principal thorofare, and who, contrary to your innuendo, made no fuss when she discovered that she had no injuries beyond a few bruises; that, even though the motorist was traveling along entirely beyond a reasonable rate of speed. Just yesterday she related her experience to a neighbor, who embraces the Christian faith, and this neighbor asked her hastily and excitedly, "Did you get anything"? and added, "I would not have let him get away with...
...weather reports, is not easily understandable. Able professors and accompanying recording lists would at least give food for thought to any member of the radio audience who cares to think. The experiment, which in its basest form could result in nothing wose than ineffectual drool emanating from tenth rate educators, is worth trying...