Word: devotedness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Expansions promised by Mr. Fox far outstripped the ordinary bounds of showmanship. He promised not only installation of his "grandeur" proscenium-filling screen, and cinema houses devoted to newsreels, but magnificently he offered one fourth of his fortune (which newsmen were permitted to estimate at $36,000,000) to develop...
"Propaganda," said the editorial, "can only represent a self-serving and partisan view. Therefore it corrupts the stream of public information. What the world needs is truth, all sides of every story, written by disinterested hands, with sources carefully identified.'' The editorial ended by stating that "newspaperdom, or...
What is really important is the fact that Messrs. Lardner and Kaufman show themselves to be irreverent Boswells of Tin Pan Alley. They know, for instance, all about its soiled, impertinent goddesses. One of these creatures, played with frightening rancor by Jean Dixon, scourges her husband with wisecracks because his...
This week's workouts will most probably be devoted to the development of a well-coordinated line. The Crimson forward wall, with Barrett and W. Ticknor shifting on offense and defense, has plenty of power, but lacked a unified drive. Experience of infinite value was earned in Saturday's game...
Among the thousands of spectators downcast and disgruntled at the misfortune of Section 42, or wildly jubilant over the heaven blessed location of Section 33 or 34, some 250 sportswriters and telegraphers will be devoutly grateful for the reconditioned section devoted to the Fourth Estate.