Word: christen
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...christen thee Cyclops...
...killed in action ? (See POLITICAL NOTES. ) 10) What have buggies in common with bananas? (See Music.) 11) In the past six years, how many feet (on the average) have the levels of the Great Lakes dropped ? (See SCIENCE) . 12) After what U. S. Admiral would it be stupid to christen a safety razor? (See Music.) 13) What is the real reason the University of London has not been quick to accept the gift of the City of London? (See EDUCATION.) 14) Define an Alaskan "sour-dough." (See AERONAUTICS.) 15) The I. C. C. has set a certain "fair" mark (percentage...
...observed in this business of name-lending. It would be very stupid for a manufacturer of safety-razors to name his product after Admiral Erberle; very rude of a mouthwash maker to call his deodorant "The Senator So & So" very short-sighted of a tire producer to christen his inner tubes for The Battleship Maine.* What adjective, then, can be applied to Louis and Isadore Cohen of New York City, who without permission bestowed upon a squat, ugly, evil-smelling cigar** the name of Maria Jeritza, prima donna...
...christen thee Saratoga...
...lines snapped, to the discomfiture of the straining gobs, she sailed off again. Admiral Moffett was obliged to give radio orders for release of some of the precious helium, before the ship could be maneuvered into position against the platform where the President and Mrs. Coolidge were standing. "I christen thee Los Angeles," cried Mrs. Coolidge and pulled a ribbon which released a flock of pigeons. Fastened to the pigeons' legs were quotations from St. Luke and references to angels. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, scripturally minded always, had found therein the name for the ship-not a fighting...