Word: exceptional
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Emeralds. The source of Krim's remarkable wealth was declared to be certain valuable mineral deposits in the Riff, which are allegedly worked by women when the fighting male Riffi are at the front. Emeralds and gold are said to be mined in quantities, except when the heavy winter rains cause flooding of the areas excavated...
...aiding his son, Rade Pashitch, to defraud the Government (Time, April 12), was reformed last week by M. Nikola T. Uzunovitch, Minister of Public Works in the last Cabinet. The new Premier is of M. Pashitch's party (Radical), and the new Cabinet is exactly like the last, except that M. Pashitch and Finance Minister Stoyadinovitch have been dropped, while the new Premier holds the Finance portfolio and has entrusted his former ministry (Public Works) to a brother Radical, M. Svuitchitch. The significant fact is, of course, that M. Raditch, leader of the Creation National Party, has consented...
...death was doubtless hastened by the furor that arose when he stated his religious views publicly, a statement excited by news of Henry Ford's alleged belief in theosophy, and inspired by his own belief that "the unpardonable sin of man is ignorance. . . . There is no salvation whatever except through science...
...diagnose and treat most accurately. The professional attitude towards patients, gleaned from frequent contacts is also invaluable. Some hospitals require rotating services, whereby the intern has. opportunity to deal with a wide variety of ailments. Other hospitals emphasize various services whereby the intern becomes a specialist of sorts and, except for the unusual man, remains somewhat fuzzy concerning the other services. Most medical school faculties recommend the rotating service for the recent graduate. The specialized service is considered advantageous for the matured or postgraduate student...
...Mencken went to Boston and applied for a peddler's license. He was offered his choice of two licenses. The first permitted him to sell bones, grease and refuse matter. The second gave him leave to hawk anything he chose except fish, fruit or vegetables. Mr. Mencken promised not to violate these provisions, received his license. Arthur Garfield Hays telephoned Dr. Chase and asked him if he would buy an American Mercury if Mr. Mencken offered one for sale. It was Dr. Chase's silver coin that Editor Mencken popped into his mouth...