Word: steams
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...again. (Hogs reached this week the alltime high of $29 per cwt.) But the rise was viewed by economic crystal gazers as a last fling before prices settled down, as a result of temporary factors (bad weather and large Government grain purchases for export) rather than any new inflationary steam. At "the speed with which industry was spouting out goods last week, the time when supply would meet demand in most things-and when prices would settle down for good-did not seem...
...decided to take his case to the seamen. Under a full head of steam he sailed off to Mobile, New Orleans, Houston...
...feasts (thick steaks of corn-fed beef, hot biscuits, baked and buttery potatoes, lots of black pepper and paprika). Six years ago he tried to reduce, got irritable ruptured an eardrum and his appendix, went back to gourmandizing, and has felt fine ever since. Saturday nights, after drinks, a steam bath, a rubdown and dinner at the Kansas City Club, he goes back to work: "so the rest of the staff can't say that the big fat bastard is loafing...
There was no vegetation around the lakes, but there was plenty of ice-free rock which looked to non-geological Navy eyes as if it might be ore-bearing. There was no steam or other evidence of volcanic activity...
...James Watt, of steam-engine and kilowatt fame. "At least," says canny Sir Robert, "we never got any of his money...