Word: contentions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...well taken, but how to blink the fact that Elmer Gantry is of "outstanding interest for TIME readers," which is what THE CREAM seeks to include together with first-rate and consequential books? From the newsmagazine viewpoint events are "good" in proportion, not to their moral or aesthetic content, but their prominence in the contemporary scene...
...general appearance of the paper, including its make-up, its style, the form and the content of its news columns will form the basis of the award...
...attempt was made to investigate the nature of various injuries which heretofore have been obscure. At the present time, very interesting information and gratifying results, as far as treatment is concerned have been obtained regarding sprained ankles. During the fall and winter, a considerable investigation of the sugar content of the blood before and after competition was done. In all, about 500 blood analyses were made. At the same time, an investigation along X-ray lines of the hearts of track men was started but has not yet been completed...
...content without her, the President brought Rebecca, famed raccoon, from the back yard (South grounds) of the White House to the back yard of No. 15 Dupont Circle. Rebecca rode with the President in his limousine...
...Reuben's, the advent of the Harvard Bar to Boylston Street will be an occurrence of the greatest import. To the smaller group whose memory spans the long dry years to the days when one could get a foaming beaker, the timely reappearance of mugs and their slightly impoverished content will bring back innumerable memories...