Word: tiring
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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...
Harvey S. Firestone Jr. (son of the tire-potentate), who called on President Coolidge at White Pine Camp, told him what ought to be done for the rubber industry in the Philippines...
...through calm and stormy seas, returned (TIME, June 28). Last week he journeyed to White Pine Camp at President Coolidge's invitation. He presented his card: Harvey S. Firestone Jr. If such things were done, there might have been in one corner of the card: Son of famed tire-magnate; in another corner Princeton University, 1920; and finally, below his name in bold type: Extremely well-informed on rubber...
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...