Word: clean
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...things have their endings, even scandals and congressional investigations. Last week, the Senate wrote finis on its investigations of Secretary Fall, of naval oil leases, of all that appertained thereto, filthy or clean...
There are, of course, some advantages in possessing a longitudinally flexible shape. One could turn on the chandelier without getting up from the table, and clean out the chimney quite simply by taking the stuff in a succession of homeopathic doses. In fact, there is only one difficulty with the whole idea. So far, Dr. Evans has not yet announced a corresponding antidote...
Plastic surgery (restoration of mutilated features) was practiced in Italy as early as 1456. Noses, lips, ears were repaired. Hospitals of the 14th and 15th Centuries were scrupulously clean; bed linen was changed often; stoves were wheeled to the bedsides of patients in winter. Anatomy was studied by dissection, leprosy almost disappeared, other diseases were isolated.-Prof. Lynn Thorndike, Columbia University...
Christmas is primarily a boon for independent retailers and department stores, although chain-stores and mail-order firms benefit by it somewhat. The latter organizations are less subject to seasonal influences than department stores, particularly, who must "clean up" during the Christmas and spring seasons to carry large stocks over the long summer months...
Smith, Jones and Leekley, however, netted the ball time after time, taking it up the court by series of short passes. Smith starred, scoring four clean shots and as many free throws before he was taken out, Leekley running him a close second with three field goals and six out of eight free shots. Captain Samborski scored his team's first count of the season a few minutes after the game started and was the most effective defense player on the floor...