Word: crowdedness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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A Ford sedan coming along Mt. Auburn Street from the direction of Boylston Street had met at the dangerous corner of Mt. Auburn and Plympton Streets, just behind the Lampoon, a Chevrolet runabout coupe being driven from the opposite direction. The driver of the Ford attempted to make the left...
And today, with the stadium crowded to the last available seat, with people crowding the roof of the colonnade, and jamming the extra seats built on the track, with the atmosphere tense with excitment, and both teams fighting their utmost, there will be little to distinguish this from the final...
The St. Louis meet was spoken of among airmen as " the greatest in the history of flying." Three hundred airplanes crowded the field. The giant Barling Bomber amazed spectators by its size, when it arrived piloted by General Patrick* himself. The smallest plane was Lawrence Sperry's " messenger " - this...
It is impossible because it reveals a sadistic intolerance. The millions who bewail the blunders of the gelatine generals should rather offer paeans of respectful thanksgiving. The modern movie, clumsy as it is, is simply crowded with virtues of omission. The cinema first flickered across the screen of civilization about...
" Billy " Sunday, evangelist: " Attendance at my Niagara Falls revivals was sparse. I gave the officials in charge a 'verbal lambasting.' Then 7,000 crowded the tabernacle."