Word: tired
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...next day it rained. The President, not displeased, spent hours thumbing reference books on rubber this-and-that, for Harvey S. Firestone Jr., son of the tire-man, was to present his Philippine report on the morrow...
Carbon black is an important ingredient in the manufacture of automobile tires. High quality black is one great factor in giving automobile users of today far greater tire mileage than they had ten years ago. That, assuredly, is more important than shoe-polish, according to the standards of today...
...match against Champion Tilden was not exciting. The report had gotten about the clubhouse that the champion was planning to make a four-set match of it and to run the Texan ragged with drives to the corners, trap shots, and every variation of pace and length, to tire him against the doubles later in the day. Mr. White had evidently made up his mind not to be a sacrifice. He never ran after his opponent's placements, but did what he could with the shots that came within reach. If he had used every ounce of his stamina...
Banker Van Vetchen's availability as a President is not lessened by his directorates on the Nickel Plate Railroad, the Advance-Rumley Co. (agricultural implements) and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. The State Bank has resources of $66,000,000, is well organized, prodigiously profitable, but rather a neighborhood affair as great banks go at present. It hopes that Banker Van Vechten can wrap the purple of prestige about his new colleagues, lead them to diocesan power...
Three weeks ago he was reported in Georgia inspecting with a group of strangers certain textile mills. The natural inference was that he intended placing contracts for tire fabrics, and Akron folk knew that if he did, he would drive a sharp bargain advantageous to his company. At least he made a huge deal, which was consummated last week in Manhattan. The contract was between President Work and President Harry T. Dunn of the Fisk Rubber Co., on the one side, and R. E. Hightower and his son, W. H. Hightower, the Georgia textile people. It provided...