Word: disappearance
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That ancient institution which we call a Court is really the supreme and basic invention of all civilization. It is the only device which has been found to work to prevent war when quarrels became acute. Without it, civilization itself would soon disappear; in fact, it could never have existed. It is the Court which everywhere has kept peace and this has been true in ever-widening circles. Even our humblest Court is that of the "Justice of the Peace...
...Free urges that the public supply information that will lead to the photography and scientific study of the prehistoric examples of American art before they disappear or are defaced...
Looking insufferably bored, Glenna Collett saw her ball dip over a swell of grass and disappear into the tenth hole of the course of the St. Louis Country Club. Her father was a famous amateur bicycle rider. Her bust measurement is 36 inches. She had on a lemon sweater, buff skirt, tan hat. The public displayed some interest in these facts because, by virtue of that putt, she won for the second time the U. S. women's golf championship...
...Asdir, the Riffian capitol, was hailed last week by the French press as the definitive beginning of Abd-el-Krim's downfall. His cause, of course, was doomed as soon as the French began to take the rebellion seriously but newspaper readers will be sorry to see him disappear from the day's news, if only because, as this latest playfulness with his minister shows, he does things in such a vivacious manner...
...CRIMSON believes that if such changes as these were effected, such popular caricatures as the goggle-eyed Phi Beta Kappa man on the one extreme and the ox-like tramp-athlete on the other would disappear from the Yard, and there would remain to pursue their fullest development those who hold to the Greek ideal--the normal, healthy, intelligent students...