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Ruin and Rascality. High point of Mme. Giovanni's romantic island-hopping came when she hopped to North America. When the Giovannis got to San Francisco, the gold rush was on. The hundred tons of sweet potatoes, onions and apples that the Giovannis carried for sale-a total investment of $13,000-were almost worth their weight in gold. A speculator offered M. Giovanni almost half a million dollars for the cargo. He held out for more, could not get it unloaded. He finally had to take $2,500 for his half-rotten produce. The Giovannis were ruined...
...taking his jampacked wastebasket down to the lobby and dumping it out on the clerk's desk. In San Diego, OPA investigators found a landlord charging roomers $2.50 a week for the privilege of using the front door. In Manhattan, department stores offered a new preparation for sale-a liquid to take the shine off the seat of the pants...
...rule: each round-lot short sale must be made at a price above the last sale-a minimum increase of one-eighth of a point a share...
GUITAR FOR SALE-a fine one-at POWERS, 30 Boylston...
GUITAR FOR SALE-a fine one-at POWERS, 30 Boylston...