Word: stigmas
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From those who lend money for com- mercial enterprises, the Industrial Revolution in the 18th Century erased the last stigma; banking became a noble, honored profession. But much longer did there remain feeling against the moneylender who finances wage-earners with little loans. In 1928, Wall Street was genuinely surprised to hear that the old, conservative house of Lee, Higginson & Co. was offering stock in Household Finance Corp., a company whose business consists of lending $100 to $300 at 2½% a month...
...grateful letter of thanks, H. R. H. absolved the Church of England or "High Church" from any stigma of having criticized him, referred with withering contempt to the "torrent of abuse [heaped] upon me not only by the Press, but by the Low Church and especially the Non-conformists...
...talkies, to their credit, have brought French, German and other languages to the Boston screen without the stigma of being educational." Since they are essentially pictures and must depend largely for their success on movement and pantomime, one can ordinarily understand what is going on even though the spoken words are unintelligible. Music, of course, is a universal language and a dictionary need not be thumbed when the hero is singing a love song. The admission prices, moreover, are usually so modest that you can afford to take a chance on being delighted or bored. But, after all, what Boston...
...permanently injured, his settlement check is HIS LAST RAILROAD CHECK. Generally he knows no other work. It is fair that these men or their dependents receive every dollar to which they are entitled. If there were not a few high grade firms ready to take the stigma of so-called "ambulance chasing" (a term incidentally fostered by corporations most affected by their ability), it would be a sad day for the workingmen of America...
...that intelligent and stimulating plays of assured value would hold some interest for people. Whether or not these productions are to continue depends entirely on the public. For a long time the movies have been justly criticized as an illegitimate form of art. It is possible to remove this stigma by producing just such productions as are now being shown at the Repertory, but it is only possible to produce them if a large and intelligent audience is assured...