Word: clue
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Strange Story," by D. Winter, seems to have been rightly named, for it is unreal in the extreme. The author, after leading his readers through a mass of unreality to a tragic climax, leaves off abruptly, offering no clue of any kind to the mystery. The stroy is ineffective largely on this account...
Will the man who left five dollars at 8 Holworthy yesterday morning between 9 o'clock and 10.45, without leaving any clue to his identity, please send his name to the treasurer at once that he may be credited with the amount...
...Greek theatre. His wide experience in interpreting what his spade has just unearthed, has given him a wonderful power of piecing together bits of information which to the unexperienced would seem entirely unconnected. There is almost an intuition in the manner in which he follows up the slightest clue which his investigations furnish...
...lost its power, but man has not and if he can make others feel the meaning and force of religion he has a place and power in life. There never was a time when men of strong convictions had a better chance for work. If, however, we take the clue which religion gives, it matters little what profession we choose...
...reason there is in nature and what are the laws which govern it. We find there is back of all phenomena, understanding and intelligence and unless we try to find more about these we are not possessed with the true spirit of science nor has anyone of us the clue of life, who does not look at it from these three views: pursuit of the invisible; belief that it can be found; and desire to find it out for the good of humanity. Every profession is a religious profession if it is rightfully understood, but otherwise...