Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...people have found a great hope, and that hope is in the Progressive movement. We have enlisted in the campaign to restore this Government to the service of the public, to secure to the laborer and producer in all lines a greater share of the product of his toll, while protecting the consumer against the trust-fixed prices on all he buys, and to drive out of the Government influences now so dominant there...
...such as the laws of health--are simple. That is not to say that they are easy to carry out. No great thing is easy of accomplishment. There is no such thing as something for nothing--in the long run. Those who are inspired to serve mankind must pay toll in duty and self-sacrifice. Their path is like the course of true love of which Shakespeare said...
...toll taken by probation this year is extremely heavy, 25 percent of the candidates having dropped below the required scholastic standard. The coaches have urged these men to put every effort into passing the April hour examinations, so that they may participate in the spring season...
...reported that probation has taken a heavy toll among Freshman baseball players, several men with good preparatory school records having dropped below the "3 C's and a D" standard at mid-years. The coaches agree that the first duty of all these men is to study for the April examinations rather than take part in the indoor baseball work...
...first measure provides: 1) a 5% ad valorem tax on all dutiable products and a 2½% tax on all duty-free products entering American ports in foreign bottoms; 2) a toll charge on all ships entering American ports, 6¢ a ton on ships of American registry and 50¢ a ton on foreign built ships under foreign registry; 3) termination of all treaties in any way interfering with these measures...