Word: zeros
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...temperature of 40 below zero is not enough to cool the gold fever. Last week gold was struck in Poorman, Alaska, 50 miles south of Ruby on the Yukon River. Sergeant William N. Growden, U.S.A., obtained an Indian guide and dog team, proceeded from Ruby to Poorman, wired a report to the War Department. Excerpts: "RICHEST GOLD STRIKE IN HISTORY THIS CAMP. . . . EVERY MAN IN WHOLE VICINITY THAT CAN GET TRANSPORTATION . . . IS GOING OR GONE. . . . TEMPERATURE STILL 40 BELOW ZERO. BROKE PIECES FROM GROUND VARIOUS SECTIONS; HELD PAN WITH DIRT INTO TUB OF BOILING WATER TO THAW OUT, THEN PANNED...
...most important phase of the U. S. egg market is the, use of fresh, or shell eggs, for freezing (breaking them and placing them in 30-lb. containers in which they are frozen and then kept at from zero to 5° Cent.). Annually 6,000,000 cases (30 doz. in a case) are "broken out" for this purpose, used extensively by wholesale bakers. Recently frozen eggs have been used to some extent by manufacturers of macaroni, mayonnaise, ice cream and candy, who previously used only dried eggs imported exclusively from China. China, the only competitor...
...score of the average citizen is, of course, zero. As if any confirmation of the dismal aesthetic condition of Boston were necessary, after Chicago's opera company came and conquered when Boston had earlier thoroughly snubbed two trembling representatives of its own in that field, Chicago intends to ship east another carload of mid-west Kultur, in the shape of its Civic Shakespeare Company. Boston, too, discovered Shakespeare for a time this autumn, but hurriedly let him drop and went back to the talkies. But perhaps the dominant mid-west will mark up another triumph. It suffered an apparent defeat...
...campaigning so far had been "perfectly delightful." After a speech at Carmi, she remarked: "I have spoken to an average of 1,200 persons since I started at Shelbyville last Monday and the reception has been extraordinary." Many of the "1,200" had plowed through deep snow in below zero weather to hear her speak...
...scale was Stewart Igiehart, now playing hockey for the Elis. He was formerly a seven-goal player for Old Aiken, and will carry six goals next season. Other Yale players raised were Bostwick from two to three. Phipps from three to four, Baldwin from one to three. Bradley from zero to two. Ferguson from one to two. Cavanaugh, McCormick, Newhall, and Wood each to one. HARVARD LANCERS Luton, No. 1 No. 1, Choate Kimball, No. 2 No. 2, Hart Nicholas, No. 3 No. 3, Brigham