Word: corners
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Money Back. The store was founded by Joseph Lothian Hudson* in 1881 in a corner of the old Detroit Opera House. At first, it sold only men's and boys' clothing, but soon moved into larger quarters and expanded its line to almost everything except autos. When J.L., a bachelor, died in 1912, he left the business to his nephews, the Webber boys-Richard H. (now chairman), Oscar (president), James B. and Joseph L. (both merchandising directors...
When Schmitt reached the far side of the court, he pulled a canvas curtain out from the wall to divide off his corner. No one took notice until he laid down his board. Then freshmen began filling up his corner. As he began to swivel from his hips, they followed suit. A couple of twists to set the pace, and Schmitt began wandering again, studying the rubber caps on the toes of his shoes. The squad kept on swivelling...
...desk will be situated in the southeast corner of the room, next to the door leading into the catalog room. The old U-shaped desk in the center of the room will be removed...
...Peter the Great, he extended Russia's empire over a fourth of the globe and its shadow over the rest. More terrible than Ivan the Terrible, he enslaved millions in the name of freedom and sent millions to death in the name of improvement of the state. No corner of the world was safe from his ambition or secure from his intrigue. His word was gospel, his will law. He repealed truth and denied God. For millions, he was the infallible all, Uncle, Big Brother, Great Father, Leader, Teacher and-as a Soviet poet said of him-"Chief...
When James Jackson Jeffries was in his prime, no man in the world could stand against him. His father was a street-corner evangelist, his mother a peaceful Bible-reading woman, but Big Jim was born for combat. At 16, he was working as a boilermaker in East Los Angeles. At 21, he stood 6 ft. 1½ in., weighed 212 Ibs., could high-jump 6 ft. and run 100 yds. in eleven seconds. He could hit like a jackhammer and, in the words of Gentleman Jim Corbett, "couldn't be hurt with an ax." In 1899, when...