Word: sales
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...emancipation of Turkey from the doctrines of the Koran seems to be a cardinal policy of Turkish Republicanism. First, the sale of alcoholic stimulants was permitted (TIME, Mar. 10, 1923), although the Koran forbids it; second, Turks were made monogamous by passage of a law (TIME, Aug. 18), although the Koran permits a man four wives; now, a movement is on foot to erect, at Angora, a gigantic equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, President of Turkey, although the Koran proscribes representation of living beings in any form whatever...
...indemnify mark bond holders. Accordingly a terrific smash in these securities followed on the Berlin Boerse, in which some prominent firms were hard hit. The panic was quickly communicated to other continental centers, to London and then to New York. Now there are many mark bonds ready for sale, but buyers are scarce. The aircastle has vanished, apparently forever...
...lawyer perhaps might be regarded in the same light as a dealer, offering his goods for sale. The dealer is under no obligation to inquire into the character of his customer, but furnishes his goods to all buyers without discrimination. A doctor regards himself as under obligation to treat anyone who may call upon him, although he may may know that his patient deserves to be sick and will probably be as mean as ever when he gets well. In other words, the business man and the doctor exercise their callings in a more or less impersonal way, considering themselves...
...announcing that H. A. A. books and season tickets for football games are on sale and that applications for big game tickets are now in order, the Athletic Association has made only two changes in the rules governing these tickets...
...tickets, on sale at Leavitt and Peirce's as well as at the Athletic Association will not as formerly entitle the owner to an allowance of one dollar in his locker fee at either boat club. These non-transferable tickets at five dollars apiece are sold only to present members of the University, and admit the owner to all athletic events on Soldiers Field for the year except those with Yale and Princeton and the football game with Dartmouth...