Word: sulphurous
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Whitman's Duet for a Small Smell was introduced by the burning of sulphur, which put the audience into paroxysms of coughing. That made them "part of the act," Whitman figured. At the climax, a girl stabbed a dummy, but not violently. "A violent stabbing would be much too literary...
Some chemical companies (Monsanto, Vick Chemical, Freeport Sulphur) also reported moderately lower earnings for the quarter as a result of the steel strike, but all ended 1959 well ahead of 1958. Almost all railroads, whose generally sad financial plight was worsened by the steel strike's effect on business, saw fourth quarter earnings fall. But there were signs that the slump in oil may be over. Standard Oil Co. (N.J.) lifted its profit 11% for the year, made a slight gain in the fourth quarter; fourth-quarter gains were also chalked up by Phillips Petroleum and Standard...