Word: eye
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...necessary that each reader read each word in each advertisement. But let no reader count himself a cover-to-cover man unless he at least casts his eye upon the main headline of each and every advertisement...
Rabbits, ducks and partridge had trained Annie Oakley's hand and eye to such precision by her 16th year that her performance against a highly rated shooter, Frank Butler, both broke and stole his heart. Soon they were married and she later said, "Frank really reared me." They toured as partners until one day in Texas a cowhand yelled at Mr. Butler, "Git outa the ring and give the girl a chance." Annie Oakley broke glass balls to the crowd's contented amazement. Thereafter Mr. Butler was only her manager...
...cripples except Guarnaccia will surely be ready to face the Bear. Captain Coady, Kilgour, and Bruen were dressed yesterday, but confined their activities to warming up. Putnam received a cut over his eye during the offensive drill, which sent him to the sidelines for the rest of the afternoon, but the injury is a minor one, and will not keep him from Saturday's line...
From the three principals Pearl Ragay snatches the show with two remarkable dances, one noteworthy for its grace, the other of interest for the unbelievable litheness of body it demonstrates. There is nothings in the second dance to please the eye, but anatomists must rally to Lad Fair, if only to learn what the human body...
...habit of having Weeks for things like Safety, Apples, Thrift, and agreed on the second week in November as a time to spread all their books for children on the front show-tables and have the clerks specialize in describing them. Some said that herein flashed a shrewd eye for profit. To which others replied: "What of it? There are more children than ever before, hence there must be more books." Still others added: "And never before were books made for children as they are made today...