Word: custom
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...House of Lords." Why does TIME imply that this right originated in the Magna Charta? The right of a lord to be tried by his peers was just as much the law during the reign of William the Conqueror as during the reign of King John. This custom originated in the early Middle Ages and was the right of every vassal (lord) that held his land by feudal contract...
...minds about how or whether to take him, Dorothy proposed a trial trip to Paris together-purely platonic. As the train pulled out of London's Victoria Station, according to his invariable custom Bennett changed to his "traveling hat"- "a round affair of tweed with a soft brim, peculiarly endearing." Records Dorothy Cheston: "I remember that I felt curiously responsible, as though I were traveling with bullion." In Paris something happened that decided her heart: every morning Bennett would call for her, bearing a bunch of white flowers which he had bought at a stall on the corner...
Following the custom of former years, many Harvard Clubs are planning luncheons or other receptions to students of the University who may be at home during the Christmas holidays. All members of the University are most cordially invited to attend those meetings. Where the time and place of the meeting is not announced in the following list, it is suggested that inquiry be made of the secretary or other officer of the Club...
...followed, only a handful of white travelers followed them. In the early 16th Century one King of Benin ordered his whole nation converted to Christianity in exchange for a white wife, provided by Portuguese missionaries. The conversion was short-lived, though later generations of the Bini adopted wholeheartedly the custom of crucifying their human sacrifices. By 1896 Britain had already established control of the coast of Nigeria, was eager to trade with forbidden Benin in the interior. Acting Consul General Phillips, eager to hurry matters, sent a message to grinning black King Overami of Benin, asking permission to visit...
...miles per gallon, can build up a speed of 68 m.p.h. and has all its important original parts except a set of pistons and a rear axle drive shaft. Its only serious trouble came five years ago when it took to backfiring. Mr. Satterlee, dismayed, had a new car custom-built for $14,000. First time Mr. & Mrs. Satterlee drove to their Virginia estate in it, both had splitting headaches. The new car was sold, the Crane Simplex put back in use. Last week Owner Satterlee, Builder Crane and Buttner, the Satterlee chauffeur, planned to hold a celebration when...