Word: exaction
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...digestion are not synonymous. In the case of the hog the coal passes through well pulverized, but it is doubtful if he digests it, for probably no noteworthy chemical changes take place in the process. He is given coal to "tone him up" and aid his alimentary wellbeing. The exact function of this carbonaceous material is not known. It probably has the same effect as charcoal which is put into prepared dog foods- whatever that...
Mother gorillas in equatorial Africa speak his name to hush their young. He has crossed Australia in the pouch of a kangaroo. He has followed the edge of the Gulf Stream in a rowboat to determine the exact date of spring. He has taught Ubangi women to play tiddlywinks on their platter lips. He owns an adjective factory in New Britain, Conn., whence he sallies forth each year, like a vernal Santa Claus, to scatter his sesquipedalian largess to thirstily gaping yokels. These and hundreds of such amiable Munchausenisms have been printed in the U. S. Press about Dexter William...
...world-old way of the rain When it comes to a mountain farm To exact for a present gain A little of future harm...
...Field: "So they've not forgotten us after all. I am very happy now." A London surgeon removed the appendix of Authoress Elinor ("It") Glyn, reported she was "doing as well as could be expected." Now in, her mid-sixties, Authoress Glyn will not tell her exact age. Planning a return to the stage, blonde, pouting, oldtime Cinemactress Mae Murray, whose figure remains slim despite her 47 years, called in Manhattan newshawks, told them: "I have always felt my body to be beautiful and have kept it that way by never allowing myself to have an ugly thought about...
...exact date for next year's session has been set for March 4, 5, and 6, Dean announced after consultation with Jerome D. Greene '96, secretary to the Corporation. The general assembly will convene in the New Lecture Hall, while Phillips Brooks House will be used for Committee meetings. Plans are already afoot for the attendance of a Harvard delegation...