Word: clouding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Moon, in its majesty, rises above the horizon, sailing ever upward in its splendor. A cloud passes over its surface, momentarily dimming its brilliance. It emerges, and the Lady of the Moon is heard making love to the Man in the Moon. He becomes irritated by her persistent wooing, and bursts forth in anger. An argument ensues, and the teasing voice of the Lady is heard with an occasional growl from the Man. Hysterical laughter, then reconciliation and all is again serene, as the splendor of the Moon shines forth in its calm majesty. The Lady in the Moon again...
Citlaltepetl (Mountain of the Star), a volcano 18,000 feet high and situated near Orizaba in the State of Vera Cruz, belched forth showers of sulphur, filling the air and covering the ground for miles around. Snow completely disappeared from the summit, its place being taken by a cloud of sulphurous gas. "The nearby dwellers feared an eruption...
Then suddenly, through the closing act, the mood deepens. The imminence of the Examiner hangs an oppressive cloud over the travelers. To tell of the manner of his coming and the exquisite semi-epilogue between the lowers would be to cheat the reader of a poignant emotional experience...
...sizzle of criticism against William T. Tilden, II, tennis champion, which has been simmering on the hot stove league of tennis for several seasons, burst into a cloud of live steam. Fingers burned: Tilden's, Harold H. Hackett's (of the U. S. Davis Cup Committee...
...proposal made by the United States for a mixed commission to investigate Germany's financial status disappeared under a cloud when France refused to accept in full its working conditions. Now it has reappeared under a new aspect. After a great juggling of diplomatic pawns and castles, the layout of the board appears to be as follows: the English government under the pressure of its public's desire for action has joined with France practically on the latter's terms; the United States, having been at first so downright, feels unable to do this but President Coolidge, to back...