Word: deeps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...drove most of the tribe to a miserable existence in Indian Territory. A stubborn few could not be dislodged from Florida's swamps. Their descendants, some of whom intermarried with Negroes, now number nearly 600. Routed by whites from every desirable acre, they are now scattered deep in the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp. They live in evil-smelling thatched shacks perched on stilts, fish in the Everglades' black sluggish waters, hunt deer and wild turkey, make a little cash as vegetable pickers, hunting guides, sideshow attractions in amusement parks. Their chief recreation consists of listening to phonograph...
Bright spots amid last week's deep financial gloom (see p. 63) were the earnings statements of seven big corporations...
...favorite title," reported a doting correspondent of United Press, "because she adores winter sports. She has ash-blonde hair, a Cupid's bow mouth, the heavy eyelids of a dreamer, wide, dark, unplucked eyebrows, and a soft round face. Her eyes change from sea green to deep blue according to her mood. She is tall and slim and carries her clothes well. Her reserved manner has a regal touch about it and she is probably at her best in court dress. She is an ardent horsewoman, automobilist, swimmer, tennis player, dancer, well trained in languages, music, painting, sculpture, cooking...
...mankind is the outcome of growth enhanced, dwarfed, warped or mutilated by the adventures of life." Heredity is important, and so is environment, especially nutrition. Undernourishment and malnourishment apparently do not affect heights to which children grow. But they very plainly keep children from becoming as broad and deep-chested and as bigheaded as they should...
...Manhattan, and crowds were blocking the sidewalk before Braun & Co. The rest is history. Reproductions of September Morn burgeoned on calendars, candy boxes, cigars, suspenders, post cards. An anonymous couplet swept the land: Please do not think I'm bad or bold, But where it's deep it's awful cold. And whenever the excitement seemed likely to die out there were always rival Comstocks in provincial cities ready to blast the picture all over again...