Word: proof
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Russell Doubleday were sent to business and professional men throughout the U. S., soliciting endorsements to a full-page newspaper advertisement to appear Jan. 2. Also solicited were contributions "not to exceed $100" to buy the space in as many papers as possible. Accompanying the appeal was an advance proof of the advertisement : an open letter to the President with World's Work noted as sponsor, and with surrounding spaces left blank for endorsers' names. Excerpts: ". . . our financial and industrial foundations stand broader and firmer today than at any other time in our history. We believe the American...
...used to keep extra-proof gin in his Washington golf locker to the immense satisfaction of young U. S. State Department employes...
...actions of the committee members in charge last night are inexcusable. Their explanations were never definite nor indicative of competence. The first defence, that the statement on the ballots to vote preferentially was a misprint, is astoundingly weak; it is generally the custom for the men in charge to proof-read such important documents as ballots. If they had done so, the mistake would never have happened. Secondly, their protest that the straight vote system has been used exclusively in past years and should be this year does not take into account the important objection that, because of their mistake...
...Thirty-Five Year Gold Bonds of 1930." Bought at last week's price they will return 8% on his money to the investor for the next 35 years-if the Young Plan remains sound and Germany continues to pay. But such a price as $68 is proof enough that confidence in the Young Plan has waned some 25%, reason enough to explain the alleged presence of Tycoon Young in Paris last week "incognito...
Perhaps the most significant praise for both coach and team came from Yale itself. The petition from the Yale players asking Mr. Horween to remain as head coach is another proof that he teaches a type of football that is as interesting and pleasant to play against as it is to watch...