Word: comfortable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Nourmahal, building abroad because German shipyards work for less money, Vincent Astor will find gentle escape from the scrutiny and chatter of the world. On it he will find comfort and luxury beyond the dreams of the poor landlubber. On it he will be ruler of the New York Yacht Club fleet, most notable pleasure navy of the world...
...hopes for the future of lepers were very great as "Christian sympathy and modern science have joined in a round-the-world campaign to help the leper; governments are rallying to the need of preventing and curing leprosy. In my experience I do not recall that practical aid and comfort have come to lepers anywhere except directly or indirectly through Christian channels. Now, no matter where you look, governments are beginning to study their responsibility in leprosy...
...worce than this is the almost total absence of ventilation in the Reading Room. The air is at all times atrociously foul. One is fairly stifled by the carbon dioxide, body odors, and lack of oxygen. It is only after some minutes that one is able to breathe in comfort; and then, almost before one realizes it, the CO2 has begun to act. It makes one sluggish, drowsy, and totally incapable of his best work. Doubtless it explains why we see so many young men indolently gazing off into space while absorbed in the fascinating process of picking their noses...
...however, is an entirely new line of Fisher bodies, which, together with a new radiator and hood treatment, results in an artistic development which has never been equaled before in motor cars in the Chevrolet price class. The new bodies provide not only great luxury of appointment but added comfort and convenience as well as considerably more room. Four-wheel brakes have also been included to effect a more positive control. The wheelbase has also been lengthened [103 in. to 107 in.]. There results a bigger and better Chevrolet in every sense of the word...
...were received at a tea dance at the Country Club, whence they returned to the city proper to give an evening concert before another eager audience. The majority of the club passed the weekend as guests of the University of Toronto where nothing was left undone for the comfort and pleasure of the visitors. On Tuesday evening an audience, notable among which were the Canadian Ambassador to the United States and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, gave the club a great ovation in Convocation Hall which could not have been surpassed. The Toronto press commented, saying that the club...