Word: expression
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Mellon. "Take the case of Mr. Mellon : Ever since he became Secretary of the Treasury, it has been the custom of bankers to talk of the 'great sacrifices' he was making, and to express fear he might 'become disgusted' and quit...
What will be the joy then in many simple hearts to learn that the flapping oilskins on the damp boardwalks of Cambridge are also coming to be adorned with hearts, arrows, and an intermingling of significant initials. If only their owners could express that spirit of budding manhood by clapping their hands, nudging one another, and snickering a bit, what fun there would be. There is something about the whole practice so in keeping with the stern traditions that have raised Harvard above the class of giggling schoolgirls that it seems well at this time to offer a gentle word...
Boston University apparently is not without its 100 per cent Americans, ever ready to champion militarism. The recent issue of the Beanpot has been suppressed and Miss Perkins, the editor, obliged to resign, because she had the temerity to express her disapproval of compulsory military training. There appears again the old bitter problem of free speech. It seems odd after all this has been fought over and thrashed out so thoroughly that any official leg should be left to stand upon...
Associated Press reports major conflagration in Tokyo. You may express to the Foreign Office the profound sympathy of this Government that this misfortune has fallen upon a city which was already struggling so gallantly against adversities. You may further make plain our hope that the Japanese authorities will have no hesitation in calling upon us if there is any assistance we can lend...
...letters of criticism and praise that are sent you by your readers, I'll add my little contribution. In your account of the Lincheng bandit outrage of May 6, 1923 (TIME, Mar. 2, 1925, Page 10) there were a few inaccuracies. It was the Tientsin-Pukow express and not the "Peking-Shanghai" express that was derailed. Not nearly 300 Chinese were carried off into captivity. Nearly 30 would be nearer the truth. And the 24 foreigners captured were not all taken to their impregnable lair. All of the women captives were released on the very day of their capture except...