Word: disasterous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"The President's announcement will be pleasing to the taxpayers of the country, because it indicates a willingness to concede to them what he persistently denied before the disaster which overtook his party last Tuesday.
"As a nation and as individuals we have passed another twelve months in the favor of the Almighty. He has smilled upon our fields and they have brought forth plentifully; business has prospered; industries have flourished, and labor has been well employed. While sections of our country have been visited...
*Three, days later Lieutenant Conant was killed when his seaplane crashed off the coast of Mathews, Va., while he was on his way to Norfolk to practice for the Schneider Cup races. Next morning, his body was found strapped to the seat of the wrecked plane; his hand was clutching...
When disaster strikes she keeps her head and "sticks."
I wish here to express my admiration for this weekly news periodical. The LETTERS section is a veritable "Comedie humaine." I disagree thoroughly with all of your critics; 1 enjoy your language and the manner of most all your "write-ups." The report of the Florida disaster was tremendously effective...