Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When 119,624,909,917 cigarets were produced last year against 119,038,841,560 in 1929 tobacco men hailed it as an indication of their industry's ability to withstand Depression. Last week, however, this stout business suffered a reversal. It was announced that July production was 10,705,532,520 cigarets, a decrease of 9.7% from July 1930. One reason for the sharpness of the decline was that during June the wholesale price was upped, retailers given a period of grace during which they stocked up. Also, July 1930 was the industry's best month ever...
...that two refining companies (Champlin and Cushing) had offered to pay his price of $1 per bbl. if he would remove guardsmen from their wells. "If I'm convinced the offers were made in good faith. I might allow them to open up," mused he between spits of tobacco juice as he set out for a week-end visit to Texas...
...report of the extent of the damage. His second was to appoint John Earl Baker, U. S. adviser to the Chinese Ministry of Railways, an associate of the National Flood Relief Commission. Railman Baker has already had much experience in flood relief work. The Standard Oil, the British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd., the Bank of China, the Millers' Association offered to cooperate, helped with preliminary plans. From the Vatican Pope Pius XI sent some...
...month for the season. That is, in Scotland. If he merely wants grouse and is willing to forego social eéclat, he may go on to the Orkneys. There he may rent a stand for as little as $300 cash or its equivalent in bottled whiskey or tobacco...
...fire to their fields as black clouds of the insects dropped from the sky, ate wheatfields to the dust and vineyards bare to the stalks, then hopped and whirred away. Gardens were ruined in the city. Streets, roofs and windows were gummy with grasshopper bodies and their brown "tobacco juice...