Word: coffin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...short time ago Mrs. Coffin, wife of the U. S. Consul General at Berlin, Miss Goldsmith, Assistant U. S. Trade Commissioner to Germany, Mrs. Conger, wife of the Berlin correspondent of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, were traveling in a Cologne-Berlin train. Into their compartment jumped Herr Kurt Korthaus, a member of the Reichstag. He objected to the number of bags on the rack. He told the ladies to remove them. They said they were too heavy, suggested that he call the conductor to remove them or do it himself...
...been revived at special matinees seemingly so that Eva Le Gallienne may have a good time dying. In the almshouse of a mountain village, she moans and moons through dreams of her mother and of a lover. The big moment comes when she dreams herself into a crystal coffin for the sheer pleasure of expiring in it. A dank, doleful play...
...good example of Egyptian feeling in this regard is given in a communication published in a native newspaper when Lord Carnavon's body was being sent home. The paper suggested that his coffin be searched, declaring itself not at all sure that archaeological treasures might not be concealed in it. After this the expedition and the government proceeded to exchange discourtesies; the government by slighting European ladies, and Mr. Carter by affronting officials with the result, presumably, that none of the objects from the tomb will over be taken farther than Cairo...
Fellowships with a minimum allowance of $500, amounting to $5000 in all, have been offered to graduate students in Physics, Physical Chemistry, and Electricity by the Charles A. Coffin Foundation, which was established by the General Electric Company. Graduates of any of the colleges, universities, and technical schools of the country are eligible...
...main part of many answers-leaflets on Party Suggestions, on Hope Chest and Trousseau, on Baby's Welfare-Diets up to 2 Years, on Reducing Weight-Diets and Baths, on Lifting Sagging Face, on Restoring Gray Hair. The whole gamut of human affairs from the cradle to the coffin is provided for in good advice. And in one year of this service Mr. Hearst befriended, and doubtless gained the valuable good will of 70,000 Gothamites, a number that in itself would produce a very respectable circulation for many a newspaper...