Word: archly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Fascist masons toiled furiously, early in the week, to construct an imposing dais between the Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum, with stones taken from the nearby Temple of Venus. As "the 2,680th? anniversary of Rome "dawned," the dais was spread with draperies of imperial red. Upon it were set gilded crowns and other trophies won in the wars of ancient Rome. Soon Premier Mussolini ascended this mighty sustentation, planted himself on an imperial-seeming musnud. Jove-like, he frowned upon the suffocating throngs. Awed, they were silent...
...Athens, Foreign Minister Rouplos formally denied the existence of any such pact. However "President" (Dictator) Pangalos of Greece is an avowed arch-militarist and is known to be purchasing warships and arms to the utmost limit of the nation's credit...
Blazing Fasces. As night fell, the Tiber was illuminated by searchlights and flares. High upon the Arch of Titus blazed an electric sign displaying the fasces, symbol of Fascismo. Sage U. S. parents showed their inquisitive offspring what the fasces are by displaying the "tails" side of a new U. S. dime...
...University of Arkansas has discovered that the pencillium spore in kisses, powder puffs, and lead pencils breeds germs. So the undergraduate body is now ready to join the arch-angelic class of those who never use kisses or powder puffs or pencils. Thus biology has saved more existences and ruined more lives...
From the ultra-exclusive Carlton Club, London, there emerged one evening last week that arch Tory, Home Secretary Sir William Joynson-Hicks. Suddenly a strident horn squawked, a raucus brakeband squeaked, a diminutive two-seater taxi clattered up to the curb. "Jixie! Jixie, sir?" cried the driver. Scandalized, the Carlton's imperious doorman motioned this hawker of transportation to move on, summoned the Home Secretary's motor. Frigid with annoyance, Sir William Joynson-Hicks rolled away. At least he appeared frigid. He is popularly supposed to resent the nickname "Jix" applied to him by vulgar plebs. He is alleged...