Word: although
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...them literally in the dark as to his nefarious intentions, allow them to hibernate trustfully, secure in the knowledge of work well-done. Then he will ship them to Australia where, when they are aroused, they will again smell summer and start to make more honey, under the impression, although unable to explain that tired feeling, that they have overslept and must hurry to overtake their work. When winter comes to Australia, the process will be reversed, and the brutally deluded insects will be rudely awakened to toil once more in Washington...
...child prodigy today can rival in fame young Yehudi Menuhin, 11-year-old violinist. A year ago he went East from California, astounded Manhattan with his masterly conception of the Beethoven concerto. Last week he went again, again played with the Philharmonic Orchestra, this time the Tschaikovsky concerto. But although now he plays on a full-sized fiddle and has a reputation which might well be the envy of many a full-sized fiddler, his perform ance last week suffered in comparison with the younger Yehudi's. As before, critics marked his amazing virtuosity, but many detected signs...
...Although the Harkness name has been graven most deeply and often at Yale, it is spread generously among institutions throughout the land. Recently the Albany, N. Y., Medical College received $250,000 from Edward Stephen Harkness. Not long ago he gave $1,000,000 to the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University...
...Brooklyn Eagle Gannett comes into possession not only of a printing plant but also of a fine tradition. Although the circulation of the Eagle is relatively small -around 80,000- and does not conflict with that of the Manhattan dailies, its editorial influence has been considerable for many decades. Walt Whitman wrote editorials for the Eagle in 1846-48; among its editors and critics have been many great names. Most recently, Dr. St. Clair McKelway, editor-in-chief up to his death in 1915, brought distinction to the paper...
Percy L. Crosby's "Skippy" letter was missing, although Skippy may appear in the future as an occasional feature. There were other changes...