Word: arnold
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...world was made in six days from sun to sun. It is flat. Benedict Arnold was the father of his country and first president of the United States. The American navy will be of ships carrying one big gun in time of war and cargoes of Fords in time of peace. The American army will be used in suppressing the liquor traffic and the teaching of evolution in Great Britain, Japan, France, Italy and Germany...
Some years ago the Chicago Tribune made unkind remarks about Henry Ford, and the supermechanic sued the Tribune for libel. In the course of Mr. Ford's testimony at the trial Tribune lawyers found that he did not differentiate between Arnold Bennett and Benedict Arnold. But Mr. Ford won the suit and at his own request took six cents in damages...
...colossal knowledge, whose range of reading, deep fund of historical research are hidden from the world because he has no love of display. I venture to say that if Mr. Ford was placed on the witness stand and required under oath to give a fifty-word biography of Benedict Arnold he would remain mute. Rather than appear learned or highbrow he would affect ignorance. It is the nature...
...respecter of persons. Premier Baldwin is said to be no novice at jazzing. H. G. Wells is taking laborious pains in teaching himself the delights of the modern terpsichorean art. As yet he is not very proficient. Some jokester said he danced like an Outline of History. Arnold Bennett is reported to have acquired "a stage of proficiency," arrived at through many private lessons. Lord Balfour likes to see other people do it, but is too old to take it up himself. Lord Curzon has not yet fallen, but the Marchioness, his wife, is an exponent of no mean accomplishment...
...Apsey '24, T. E. Armstrong '24, H. L. Arnold '24, G. T. Barker '23, G. V. Baylies '24, W. R. Baylies '24, W. M. Behrens '25, J. L. Berrall '24, A. F. Birch 3E.S., W. S. Clapp '24, C. P. Conlin '23, R. S. Fanning '23, C. H. Gushee '24, A. H. Gordon 23, R. F. Howard '24, C. M. Huson '23, J. P. Merrill '24, J. F. Mersereau '25, R. M. Morrison '24, W. J. O'Hearn '24, W. W. Owens '24, W. K. Phelps '24, W. M. Rosenbaum '24, F. R. Sweeney '24, M. S. Thompson...