Word: butted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Softly, stealthily four unknowns stole into independent headquarters, purloined the remaining propaganda. Next day Boss Granata caused four arrests, subsequently dropping charges when he failed to identify the thieves. His ticket was swamped, four to one. But he had the satisfaction of seeing all the elected candidates disqualified by the...
Some 13 years ago a much-bundled lady lay in her deck-chair on an eastbound Atlantic liner and moaned the fate that had let her go to the U. S. and fail in a few miserably managed recitals. The lady, although it could not have been guessed by her...
The day after candidates for Lynn's mayoralty had filed their papers, normal newspapers reported that the candidates numbered six. But the Enwright Telegram-News headlined: "Five Seeking Bauer's* Seat." This was neither a scoop for the Telegram-News nor an omission of ignorance. The omitted candidate...
Polar Fears. Polar Explorer Fridtjof Nansen persuaded the Aero-Arctic Society to hire the Graf Zeppelin for a North Polar excursion next May. Preparations went smoothly until last week when Dr. Hugo Eckener asked his crew whether they would go. His age (61) and physical condition would prevent his going...
Author Eipper's special plea is that animals in zoos be given space. Like Noah, he also insists there should be two at least of every kind. He concludes: "I have written this book to show, not why or what, but how animals really are. . . . You will find . . . documents...