Word: adamant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Somersault. Thus musing, the mine owners opened their Times, suddenly became conscious of the Adam's apples in their throats. With wrathful eyes they read that "Winnie" had somersaulted. In the absence of Premier Baldwin, though presumably at his direction, Chancellor Churchill had reversed the whole policy of the Cabinet, had turned it from encouragement of the owners in their demand that the miners accept longer hours to support of the miners in their resistance to accepting regional instead of national wage agreements...
...Courtland Street, their city; Philadelphians took satisfaction from the 16 double-actioned Reber families listed in their telephone book; San Francisco was complacent with six taxpayers named Renner. . . . Children quoted out of copybooks a statement they are taught to believe was first addressed to Eve: "Madam, I'm Adam...
...Twenty-four years after the battle of Bull Run-on July 21, 1885-at the call of Adam Marty, 34 veterans of Bull Run assembled at dinner in Stillwater, Minn. Foreseeing that in the coming years death would decimate their ranks, they founded the Last Man's Club. Each year they agreed to meet again on the anniversary of the battle. A bottle of wine was dedicated to the last man, who should open the precious bottle and drink a toast to his departed comrades...
...year ago but five of the original group assembled, including in their number Adam Marty. This year 34 places were set as usual, shining with bright silver and glassware. In the center of the table, amid the decorations, rested the consecrated bottle. Thirty chairs were draped with black, among them Adam Marty's. One survivor was too decrepit to make the journey from his Florida home. But three men dined where once 34 had supped. Too soon will the bottle's cork be pulled...
...home and run for the governorship. Charles Wayland Bryan, Baptist, Odd Fellow, Woodman, onetime Governor of Nebraska, Democratic Vice Presential candidate in 1924, has returned to his home. He now stands unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Against him the Republicans will probably nominate (in the primaries August 10) Governor Adam McMullen. The political recrudescence of the brother* of the "Great Commoner" depends a good deal on the Nebraska weather. If the present drought continues, "Charley" Bryan should poll a large vote; if rain comes and the crops are good, then the farmers will probably be satisfied with the Republican...