Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...friends and an ungracious family. Yet invariably out of his greatest despair came his most triumphant works: the Eroica symphony sprang from misery that led him to write his will in Heiligenstadt. This biography succeeds despite irreverent handling of disputed material and much romantic fluff. Beethoven emerges the most distinct character of the three, perhaps the greatest...
...since the Dodge Bros. Inc. acquisition two years ago, said it is in a better competitive position than ever before. Of the five points given to uphold this claim, most meaningless and general seemed Point No. 5: "A new basis of co-operation between management and employes . . . marks a distinct step forward in common sense industrial relations...
Etymologists are always willing to debate whether or not there is such a thing as a U. S. Language. One way of proving that American English is distinct from English English is to cite the vast number of words which have meanings and philological derivations peculiar to the U. S. Last week the University of Chicago announced that Professor Sir William Craigie, since 1901 joint-editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, had half-finished a compendium of such words, his Chicago American Dictionary, "the first historical dictionary of the American tongue." The task has already occupied him for four years...
...ardent dry attributes his victory to a desire for clean government rather than enforcement of the Prohibition Amendment. Nearly every reputable indication of public feeling has been against the anti-alcohol laws. It does not take an interpreter to read the writing that is becoming more and more distinct on the American political wall. Whether or not it is here to stay, Prohibition is certainly the biggest political issue in this country today and the good old practice of avoiding the issue is fortunately becoming a fatal mistake...
DOROTHY HEYWARD, already known for her collaboration with her husband, Dubose Heyward, in the stage version of "Porgy," reveals in this, her first novel, a distinct gift for story-telling. The publishers call it a "spirited, sparkling tale"; such it is, and as such it will appeal to the majority of its readers. It is more improbable than most fiction, but if one discounts this feature, which may or may not be a flaw, the story is enter-taining enough for the warmest summer evening...