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...death from an apoplectic stroke of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Duke of Cumberland until 1917 (when King George canceled the British titles of German Princes who supported the Triple Entente against the British Empire in the War), a single link in the chain of the history of the British Royal Family has been severed...
...center of the American busi ness stage has been almost monopolized by the stock market during the past week. Ten days ago share prices were distinctly weak; of the speculative "leaders," Can declined ¼ in a day, Baldwin ?, Studebaker ?, Steel 1?. Even the reliable chain stores sold off sharply. Stewart Warner dropped...
...frequently predicted in these columns, the merchant has little complaint against the year 1923, whatever the stockbroker or the manufacturer may think of it. Especially to the mail order and chain store organizations has this year been profitable thus far, with the best merchandising months still to come. Department stores have likewise shared in the general prosperity...
This bright immediate prospect for efficient merchandising organizations accounts for the fact that chain store shares have consistently moved upwards in the stock market, while practically all other shares were experiencing considerable declines. The mail order shares have, however, declined with the general market...
...chief function in coming to America", he said, "is to forge one more link in the chain binding Harvard and Oxford together, but above all to convince the Harvard team of the error of its ways...