Word: sharpers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...gentleman who still holds his own in the world and proves to his worthy whippersnapper heir that he is capable of competing with the young folk and of out-smarting them. In the course of events he shows what a chivalrous fellow he is by rescuing from a sharper the children of his old rival thereby uniting the firms and making peace and prosperity the lot of all. The pot-pourri contains a bit of romance, a bit of humor, and a lot of George Arliss. In Russia it will be correctly appraised as capitalistic propaganda...
...styles in short stories are changing. Yesterday's vogue, "the story with the snapper at the end," says sharp-eyed Authoress Ferber, seems "strangely old-fashioned and unconvincing now." New styles call for front drive, less road clearance, a sharper-tilted wheel. These eight stories will all do 20 mi. to a gallon; two of them will go 75 at a pinch. Some of the upholstery: A day in the frantically hard-working life of a successful actress, far removed from the "glamour" her public imagines her surrounded with. Efficient Fraulein's day off from her opulent Parkavian...
...difficulty with his crops. Olly was frail; he kept his end up at harvest, but his mind was on debating triumphs at college, a lawyer's future. Mark's second wife would have been an invalid if they could have afforded it; pain made her sharp tongue sharper. Lois May's and Lize's dreams all turned towards the city. But Ed was a good farmer, and little John, from the time he could toddle, showed there was sound stuff in him. Prize of the Shaw family was Jen. Almost unbelievably calm, good-natured, efficiently hardworking...
...changed. Confusion has entered our midst. A budding tradition has been nipped. We have lost our familiar "Major" for an animal of a different stripe. He is now a Colonel. Will he act differently? Will his teeth become sharper we hope not. Nevertheless, things can never be the same. Some of us die-hards will persist in calling him "Major." Impudent young bloods will callously accept the new title, little realizing or caring that they are stamping on a fine old thing--a noble tradition. I, for one, regret this, and an bewildered by an officialdom which will commit such...
...monopoly privileges to national industries. While the reduction of import and export barriers might result in an increase in the general welfare, it would not be welcomed by the present protected concerns, since it means outside competition. As the depression has deepened, the struggle for internal markets has become sharper, and home corporations have demanded the right to what little business is left in the country. While this necessity remains in each nation, the possibility of tariff reductions is remote. The conclusion is inescapable that the coming conferences will offer a small amount of trade to the transportation lines...