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...Rothschild of Vienna, "The House of Rothschild is so rich that it cannot do bad business." It has done hundreds of times such "business" as to take over securities at 100, send them to 130 by the sheer weight of the Rothschild name, sell out next day at a profit of 30, then depress the securities to 70 by announcing the securities had been abandoned by the Rothschilds, and finally buy them back with a total profit of 60% on the whole manipulation...
...concluding sentence "I am sure that many people would be led to subscribe in this way-to their own great pleasure and profit," made me want to tear my hair when I read...
...Couldn't you employ a few fine looking men to ride back and forth on the subways, showing and telling people about TIME in just this casual way? I am sure that many people would be led to subscribe in this way-to their own great pleasure and profit. MARY PASTOR PHIPPS...
...profit to the Government of South Africa...
From the opening whistle the floor work of the Crimson tossers was erratic and they were unable to profit at the expense of the lax guarding of Holy Cross. The first part of the initial period was close and hard fought although neither team displayed much real basketball ability. Toward the end of the period Holy Cross developed an offensive with which the University men were unable to cope. They gradually forged ahead to a 12 point lead and the half closed with the score...