Word: better
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...bore a daughter whom she named Elizabeth Ann and for whom, together with all illegitimates, she now sought legal recognition and a patrimony, sale of The President's Daughter at $5 per copy was said to be for the benefit of the Elizabeth Ann Guild Inc an organization to better the lot "of illegitimates. The latter part of the book related Miss Britton's futile efforts to obtain a settlement from the Harding estate or relatives. She had been touring in Europe she said on money he had given her after his election to the Presidency. She hurried home...
...Nancy recently practiced the late Emile Cone, whose "better & better" was a form of light hypnosis...
...makes you laugh. . . ." Marceline hated to be called a clown in those days. Clowns are the silly fellows in the circus who get guffaws by contorting their inane rubber faces, by painting big spots on their cheeks and putting putty on their noses. Marceline was a droll, or better still...
...people of the United States are getting used to prohibition," Johnson concluded. "Laws are better enforced, and there is a stronger feeling in favor of the Eighteenth Amendment. No law is ever perfect, but the Volstead Act, strictly enforced, will in the next few years become as nearly perfect as a law can become...
...from Providence bring with them the feeling that something un looked for and unexpected will happen. They are confident that their team is better by far than it has shown thus far. While defeat has been dogging the heels of the Bruins, the team is far from a beaten organization as it faces tomorrow's kickoff. The team has a lot of football ability stored away, and Brown men are momentarily expecting the combination to uncover the coordination and rhythm that will make it a properly functioning team. The team has lost to be sure, but has been fighting...