Word: substitutees
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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A strong believer in the adaptability of the country and in the opportunities for new industries, Sir Wilfred stated that there is a plan under way now for the use of codfish skins as a substitute.
This was done by adopting decrees under which Italians must convert all foreign investments into nine-year 5% Italian Government bonds; Italian corporations are limited as to their dividends and must invest in Government bonds all undistributed profits; and the State assumes a virtual trade monopoly by decreeing that nonwar...
"These circumstances . . . provide an illustration of worthy causes to which many of our contributions have been made. They also, in light of Mr. Roosevelt's statements, provide an illustration of the fact that, quite often, goodwill is not gained by our efforts to assist worth while agencies." Silent Secretary...
One sure way to rile an alumnus of Antioch College is to call his alma mater a trade school. Every Antioch student alternates work and study. For five to ten weeks he plugs at a liberal arts curriculum on the campus at Yellow Springs, Ohio. Then for an equal period...
"Too much of the nation's wealth is rolling across our frontiers for foreign-grown products. The time has come to take leave of that saffron-hued old sweetheart, the lemon. She is no longer needed, for Germany has a previous substitute in its indigenous rhubarb. We have been...