Word: blanked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Among the numerous atrocities of "Little Hsu" one is especially notable. Seven years ago he was the guest of General Lu Chien-chang at Tientsin. While they were walking in the garden, "Little Hsu" whipped out a revolver and shot Lu point blank through the heart. "Little Hsu's" power was at its height at the time, and no one dared to lay a finger upon him. Such was the steely eyed man whom Chief Executive Tuan Chi-jui was rumored to be on the point of calling to the post of Premier last week...
...looking through your issue of Dec. 7, I found two very interesting things: one, a subscription order blank for TIME; the other, an article on p. 30 entitled "Doorman." The order blank was printed in green and red, colors obviously intended to remind one of Christmas, the birthday of Him who preached "peace on earth, good will toward men." The article on p. 30 dealt with a black man who knocked down a white...
...assure you that, although I gave you $55 in subscriptions this year, I had no desire to fill out that Christmas order blank...
...rotten writers to use typewriters. I guess you would come under that rule. It doesn't strike me as a fair deal to your patients that your writing should not be so legible that any chemist could read it. Suppose it were urgent and none but Blank could read the writing and Blank's store was closed. You would sign a death certificate just so. A nod is as good as a wink, and this note may lead to some intelligibility...
...order to be considered as a candidate for one of these scholarships each student must put in the hands of the Committee on Selection, before February 15, a properly filled out application blank accompanied by all the required credentials. Applicants between the ages of twenty and thirty and those who are potential leaders in public life will be given the preference by the Committee on Selection...