Word: strike
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...member of Equity and as Vice President of the Academy at that time, as well as at present, I beg to inform you that the Academy remained absolutely inactive and did not side either with the actors or producers throughout the attempted Equity strike two years ago. The Academy was most careful at that time to maintain an impartial and absolutely neutral attitude throughout the entire strike...
...James Cash Penney, chainstore tycoon, paid $8.25 per lb. for 920-lb. World's Grand Champion Lucky Strike. World's Champion beef commands fancy prices when served in hotels or dining cars, brings its vendor publicity...
...trust. In 1925 Lorillard got a thorough shaking up and Belt for president. When he took hold he found the company had everything except a popular cheap cigaret. Beech-Nut, Lorillard's first venture into the blended field, had failed. American Tobacco Co. had its Lucky Strike, Liggett & Myers its Chesterfield, R. J. Reynolds its Camel. Fat and quick-tempered, Ben Belt is still an excellent horseman, a better salesman. He decided Lorillard should have its Old Gold, in fact must have it if it would stay in the race. The name Old Gold then belonged to a Lorillard...
Tactfully Premier Hertzog said no more last week than that his Government "plans" to have the South African branch of the Royal Mint strike very shortly a new basic coin containing 113 grains of fine gold. Great Britain's pound, while on the gold standard, was also equivalent to 113 grains of fine gold, and South Africa's pound still is. Thus the Union's new unit will have exactly the same value as her present unit; but it will have a gorgeous, glowing 100% South African name, "the Rand...
Some of the things you may have forgotten: Man Jong, Floyd Collins, the Boston Police strike, Coué, Jess Smith, Jane Gibson; the first radio station (KDKA, East Pittsburgh, Nov. 2, 1920), first bathing-beauty contest (Washington, D. C., 1921). A revolution in manners and morals accurately indicated by changing skirt-lengths had its beginning, middle and end in the last decade, says Author Allen. Advertising changed its key. "In 1919 the Listerine advertisement said simply: 'The prompt application of Listerine may prevent a minor accident from becoming a major infection,' whereas in 1929 it began a tragic...