Word: boxes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fortunes of election, three women came safely out of the ballot box. All three were Democrats. Two of them were elected to be Governesses of States-the first time women have been chosen for such posts in this country...
...square white column, carefully off-center, held up the roof. The rear wall consisted of a sheet of plate glass end-on to the room, an "S"-shaped strip of celluloid, all against a background of awning stripes. A little red balloon hung in front. A rug-covered box served as divan. Two cups and saucers lay on a stool-a home-like touch...
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY?Francis L. Wellman ?Macmillan ($4.00). This volume is addressed "to the tens of thousands of men that are called each year to serve their first term in the jury box." Its object is stated by Author Wellman to be "to acquaint jurors with the profound importance and dignity of their membership in that ancient and honorable institution of Trial by Jury; to lay before them the duties, privileges and prerogatives of a juror, to open their minds to the fallacies of human testimony, the whys and wherefores of intentional perjury, the methods by which truth...
John J. Daly, dramatic editor of The Washington Post, one night last week bought himself a ticket at the box office of Poli's Theatre. There was a new show on. Editor Daly stood ready to view, then to review it. At the door, Editor Daly proffered his ticket. Up rushed the house manager employed by the Poli's lessees, Messrs. Shubert of Manhattan. Politely but firmly, the house manager possessed himself of Editor Daly's ticket, marched to the box office, cashed the ticket for its face value, handed the money to Editor Daly, explained that on no account...
...drawing is carried out with perfect impartiality. A slip bearing the year of each college class whose members have applied for tickets to the Yale game is placed in a large box. The classes from 1859-1834 were grouped together in first place because the total number of applicants from the group was so small that it would not materially affect the desirability of the seats received by the other applicants. In the draw the slips were pulled out at random, and the classes given preference in the order of drawing