Word: shrewdly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shrewd financier who wore a mulberry waistcoat bought on issue some shares in the Bank of The Manhattan Company, then being organized. Almost a hundred years later, in 1893, the mustachioed directors made his grandson, Stephen Baker, president of the Bank of The Manhattan Company. In the same year a son, John Stewart Baker, was born to Stephen Baker. Last week, the directors of the Bank of The Manhattan Company met again. This time they elected John Stewart Baker president to succeed his father. For Stephen Baker they created the office of chairman of their board...
Around and about, in and out, hands in pockets, wandered gray-suited, round-shouldered Caraway of Arkansas, shrewd sarcastigator. He hates to sit down and seldom does so. This morning he was caught far from his desk, between two pages down in front, as the prayer began...
...last-place-in-the-world that prohibition agents would look for a moonshine still? One such place might be the clump of trees in the field behind the barn on the farm belonging to Dry Crusader William Eugene ("pussyfoot") Johnson near Smithville Flats, N. Y. So thought some shrewd person. Last week, in the clump of trees in the field behind the barn of Crusader Johnson-who visits his farm only in the summer-State troopers found vats, stoves, coils and 14 copper boilers to contain 200 gallons...
...presented by these same Irish players, reimported, the play stirred gallery screams of disapproval at the Manhattan opening night; no scrimmage. Pacific natives in the audience viewed it as a shrewd and often violently flavored vision of other peoples' poor; heard some bad writing, some rare poetry, much cutting humor. Much of the acting was of high excellence. Despite flaws quickly visible to the eye of local playgoers, used to smooth productions of the best of our producers, the Irish players are eventful visitors...
...part of Jim Morgan, elderly cattleman and father of the hero, Hank Morgan, who is portrayed by Charles Leatherbee '29. Jessica Hill, Radcliffe '30, fills the other juvenile lead, and plays the part of a young school mistress who is wooed by Hank. The part of Sabina Barker, a shrewd and clever woman of the old West is taken by Frances Small, Radcliffe...