Word: yieldingness
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Said Cardinal Hlond, who in 1935 voluntarily renounced the State-levied taxes which had supported the Polish Church and who for years worked to heal German-Polish enmity: "In my archdiocese alone I have verified the fact that 18 priests were shot . . . without counting those who died in prison. . . . The...
Less Than Two Hours. For almost six months, Liquidator Odlum and underwriters (Lehman Bros., Goldman, Sachs and First Boston Corp.) played financial poker with one another over the price at which Indianapolis common could be sold. Indianapolis' 1939 earnings were $2.05 a common share, its dividend $1.60. Upshot of...
No, I don't agree with Reader Smith that we should strive to give Mr. Hitler generations of free advertising by incorporating his name into our language. . . . It seems to me that the suggested word "hitler" savors too much of yielding, because of temporary emotion, to the childish impulse...
In World War I, the similar Ministry of Blockade did not really get the screws on before 1917. When it did, the results were accounted the greatest single factor leading to Germany's final collapse. The Blockaders under Lord Robert (later League-loving Viscount) Cecil gradually pushed neutrals into...
U. S. Rubber, in 1938's first half, reported sales of $67,829,786, a loss of $239,213. This year, its sales were up 30% and its profits were $4,465,397. Only $5,208,728 is needed to cover a full year's dividend ($8) on...