Word: shrewdly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...turned the tables on me," is the song a certain speculator is crooning to himself today, for this one was literally "rassle-daszled" yesterday by a shrewd Yardling...
Seeking Divorce. Mrs. Faye Lippmann; from Pundit Walter Lippmann; charging extreme cruelty; in Bradenton, Fla. Said Mrs. Lippmann's petition: "Lippmann is shrewd and quick in his mental processes, commands a vocabulary practically unlimited, is a facile veteran in the use of invective and development of criticism, a phase of his equipment that he constantly uses in administering verbal punishment on complainant...
...Lorimer a millionaire, that he gained the experience which enabled him to select the conservative articles on business, the personal experiences and success stories for which Satevepost became famous. When he had trouble getting the material he wanted, Editor Lorimer wrote it himself, among his best efforts being the shrewd and practical Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son. Contemptuous of things highbrow, Editor Lorimer developed the current commercial, snapper-ending short-story technique. By 1908 Editor Lorimer's magazine had passed 1,000,000 circulation. In the peak of 1929 prosperity Satevepost bounded over...
...says, "Mr. Conant had shown great organizing ability in directing the immense chemistry laboratories. His researches had been marked, by the bold choice of first-rate problems. He has shown the same progressive tendencies in general policies (as President), and by an exceptional chance these qualities are combined with shrewd judgment and good humor...
...Jones industrial averages some ten points lower to 125. U. .S. Steel led the way, going to a new bottom of $61.50-less than half of the year's high ($126.50). New York Central fell to $17.50, lower even than in 1932 when Delaware & Hudson's shrewd President, Leonor F. Loree, thought it a great bargain and bought his road 495,000 shares in the open market at $22.36. Watching the market ski swiftly on, speculators, whether skiers or not, last week wondered frankly what wax it was using...