Word: agent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...beyond the bursting point. Drys were divided in their opinion. Bishop James Cannon Jr. and Senator Watson of Indiana were favorable. Such potent Drys as Idaho's Borah and Nebraska's Norris were opposed. The Anti-Saloon League weaseled, said it would consult its attorney. The press agent of the Methodists announced: "The amendment is particularly needful because of the blatant boastings of certain wealthy men who have told of their transactions with bootleggers...
There is, however, something peculiar to the appearance of the Cadet regiment in Cambridge which in this instance adds weight to the persistent words of those who welcome as inter-collegiate athletic contest as a sound social agent. In the very solidarity of the Army ranks is a situation which makes it impossible for Harvard men to be unaware of the nature of these guests from the Hudson. They stand out clear in the view of their hosts, set aside from the motley crowds which throng the stadium. And this picture of the Corps is sure to create an impression...
...Really, though I don't know any Harvard men, I like them a lot. I did say I hoped the stories in the paper weren't true, didn't I?" she continued, turning to her press agent for confirmation...
Natural gas is an adaptable agent. It may be used in anesthesia or in the cure of sleeping-sickness, in fueling or fighting fires, in blowing up cities or in dyeing cloth. Its first and perhaps most important use, however, is in supplying the pressure that forces crude oil from the bowels of the earth to the surface. When local gas pressure is exhausted, further working of an oil well is almost prohibitively expensive...
...some detail, the editor explained how "Tough Luck" was acquired. It had been sold to Liberty, he said, through one T. Everett Harre, literary agent and "ghost writer," for $750.* For proof he displayed the original manuscript which bore the signature of Miss Oelrichs on its first and last pages. "Harré paid Miss Oelrichs for the article, giving her his personal check for $200," Mr. Annenberg said. "It assigns for that amount all rights in the article." Sighed Mr. Harre: "It's a tough business, this ghost-writing...