Word: token
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Economist Herman Arendtz of Boston- "Immediate relief is necessary to prevent banks, railroads and insurance companies from collapsing. . . . The capital structure has got to be reduced. ... I favor a 'token dollar' by which silver would be remonetized within the bounds of the gold standard...
...lines a little too vociferously but there are other times when his confident naiveté suggests a Chaplin who can talk. He makes Merton's grand gesture of presenting the extra girl with a wrist watch hilarious by the way he says: "It's a little token of my esteem and . . . it's guaranteed." Director William Beaudine had fine dialog to work with and he put in a few sharp touches of his own. The gross face of an anonymous cinemaddict who is almost strangled by his amusement at the preview of Merton's picture, underscores...
...Jacques Kahn presented a chafing dish full of spaghetti and a bowl of French dressing in token of his interest in cooking. After the second day the French dressing was removed...
...troubles begins to fade. When grandmother dies, her own troubles look unreal. Geoffrey comes out for the funeral. He has tried to cure his marital troubles by an affair with voluptuous Nina. After his night of infidelity he woke up with a headache like a hangover. By that token he knows his wife is the Woman in the world for him. Heat Lightning is the Book-of-the-Month Club's April choice...
...report by April 15 where and how reorganizations could save $100,000,000. Some Republicans flayed this Democratic move as a futile gesture. Representative Mapes of Michigan sneered: "Who thinks that an adequate study can be made in 60 days?" Most Republicans however, voted for it as a token of their co-operative support of Speaker Garner...