Economics for ConsumersAmerican Book Company, 1944 - 666 pages |
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Page 142
... practice of letting children wear stockings whose visible portions are perfectly sound but whose toes and heels are broken through . The financial strain of keeping up appearances may compel economy in the type and quality of underwear ...
... practice of letting children wear stockings whose visible portions are perfectly sound but whose toes and heels are broken through . The financial strain of keeping up appearances may compel economy in the type and quality of underwear ...
Page 201
... practice of attempting to secure profit by any possible means . From an individual point of view it makes no difference whether profit accrues from the rendering of a service or from a disservice . So regarded , resort to gambling ...
... practice of attempting to secure profit by any possible means . From an individual point of view it makes no difference whether profit accrues from the rendering of a service or from a disservice . So regarded , resort to gambling ...
Page 560
... practice of some dealers in 1939 of selling 30 - cent ham at the rate of 85 cents a pound by means of wrapping it in ... practice discovered by New York City officials of selling six - ounce packages of bacon as half- pound ...
... practice of some dealers in 1939 of selling 30 - cent ham at the rate of 85 cents a pound by means of wrapping it in ... practice discovered by New York City officials of selling six - ounce packages of bacon as half- pound ...
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