Word: eye
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Baldwin has given his slogan as 'Safety First.' That is not very thrilling to the spirit of youth. If he had said 'Live Dangerously' or 'Adventure Greatly' he might have caught the eye and heart of a younger generation. ... If he had promised husbands for surplus women, or a tax on bachelors ... or State-endowed 'talk-ies.' he might have aroused their interest...
...dead, 11,000 wounded, over 50 million dollars damage. And the country's strong man, Plutarco Elias Calles, was allowed to hand back the Ministry of War to General Joaquin Amaro, whose temporary resignation at the beginning of the revolution was blamed on an injury to his eye. General Amaro's eye was reported fully recovered but just in case it should go bad again, President Portes Gil persuaded General Calles not to go off, as he had planned, on a European vacation this summer. Also, though Peace was thoroughly restored, a regiment of Mexican soldiers were assigned...
...York American. The agreement came thus: To Publisher Hearst, as is generally known, the American is more of a political pride than a profitable joy. Sometimes it makes money; more times it does not. Not long ago, with this fact in mind, Publisher Hearst cast his eye about, saw Pub lisher Block making money as a com petitor in Pittsburgh (TIME, Aug. 13); saw him conducting also a large, selfsupporting business in selling space for news papers not owned by him in cities far from where they are published. Publisher Hearst remarked that he would like to be interested...
...true that much of the delay has been occasioned by a hope that a changed government in England would view further reductions for Germany with a favorable eye, it is to be feared that the hope is vain. Nations move slowly, and modern elections are too full of local issues to be determinative. The Germans would be well advised to make the best temporary terms which they can secure, with provisions for a reconsideration at some future date. Further delay seems dangerous to the economic welfare of the world. And breakdown implies so many threats to economic peace that...
Born in Bordeaux, France, Stephen Girard arrived in the U. S. as a ship's cabin boy. At odd times he was merchant, mariner, banker. When he died he was considered one of the richest men in the U. S. Blind in his right eye from an early accident, he used, in the 1820's, to wear his hair long, and tied into a short pigtail. Always he wore a white neckcloth and a Revolution-style coat. He left his fortune to charity and to his college. His beautiful insane wife died before...