Word: fair
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tickets will be mailed today to all of the fair guests. At the beginning of next week, the Committee will send to the men their own dance cards and those of their respective guests, both of which they will fill...
...Hindu ascetics has no immediate application to politics it would at least be unusually valuable in everyday life with food prices mounting indefinitely and rents "perfectly frightful, you know!" in fact, if Mr. Gurdjieff can manage to corral all of the Germans, most of the Russians and a fair share of the English, French and even Americans, into his academy not of course, Insinuating that he would like such a comprehensive membership, the four thousand classic dances will produce a panterrestrial heaven of sublime and perfect accord...
John Buchan, as a writer, is a man of enormous power. As the author of adventure stories, such as Mr. Standfast and Greenmantle, he has already won wide recognition as a novelist. As a historian he bids fair to surpass Carlyle, both in the excellence of his style and on the merits of his prose...
...period, viewed from the standpoint of internal events, is one of real value; for most people, even historians, seem to be either ignorant of or at least hazy with regard to what took place during that era of mighty Armageddon. Finally, the histories end with a fair account of post-War events, which, without questioning their accuracy or usefulness, are inevitably open to controversy. The supplementary matter is composed of essays on economics, the people, finance, etc., besides which each volume contains a miscellaneous section in which much useful and some pertinent information is to be found...
...fair index to the comparative records of the two teams was Dartmouth's ridiculously easy triumph over the Connecticut Aggies Freshmen by a 27 to 16 score, a team which outscored the Crimson 1927 quintet 31 to 22. Captain Picken, a diminutive guard, is the mainstay of the Green defense and a flashy offensive threat as well...