Word: customs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Catholics should seek refuge in the true Church of Jesus Christ. ... If not all collectively, many at least from their bosoms, should pass to the one and only fold of Christ on this occasion of great jubilee." The bull further proclaimed 1925 a "Holy Year" in accordance with the custom established by Boniface VIII in 1300 and revived in 1475 by Paul...
...corruption of the name 'Charles.' In Vicksburg, Miss., during the period when ragtime was at the height of its popularity and 'blues' were gaining favor, there was a colored drummer of rather unique ability named 'Chas. Washington.' As is a very common custom in certain parts of the South, he was called 'Chaz.' 'Chaz' could not read music but he had a gift of 'faking' and a marvelous sense of syncopated rhythm. It was a practice to repeat the trio or chorus of popular numbers, and because...
...into a sort of picnic club that might appropriately subscribe to the Youth's Companion and pound rocks; but, as Mr. Kennedy explains, the sponsors of the movement intended no such thing. Since the Senior Picnic has been abolished it would be a great shame to institute another such custom. The sarcasm of our communicants was well taken...
...most interesting of the conclusions of the meeting was the institution of a new Freshman, custom with regard to attendance at the movies. Beginning with next year's Freshman class, only on Wednesday and Saturday nights will the first-year men be permitted to attend the movies. This rule will be in force until the day of the Yale Freshman football game. If that game results in a victory, the restriction will be removed, but if the Princeton Freshmen lose, the rule will be enforced until Christmas vacation...
...wire." In 44 minutes from the time the flash was snapped, a fully developed negative of it was available in New York. There were also several pictures of street scenes, buildings and bridges in Cleveland, which were reproduced with fair distinctness. The New York newspapers, contrary to their usual custom, did not retouch the prints, so that the cuts were somewhat inferior to ordinary newspaper halftones...