Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, wrote a book on Russia. The efforts of Max are somewhat different from those of Emma and Alex: he still does believe in the regime of the Soviets, but avers that they are being run by a mere 18,000 people who are fast becoming an aristocracy. He shows himself to be a partisan of Trotzky, says that Lenin designated Trotzky as his successor on his death bed and, in the same place, cursed Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev, the present rulers of Russia...
Hobbies. Leisure, fast becoming a surplus commodity, must be consumed. A plan: invite owners of hobbies to demonstrate them to school children.-Mrs. Cornelia James Cannon, Cambridge, Mass...
...Leacock is right in his analysis of carses, at least in part. America is fast ceasing to be the land of "great open spaces" where untutored native talent could always extract a fair sized plum from natural wealth which only waited to be plucked. The United States is rapidly approaching the crowded condition of European countries where intensive competition in every scheme of activity is naturally reflected in intensive training for leadership...
...furnish stiff competition. The most formidable of these probably is Leness, the Engineer 880-yard man, who took first place against a big field at Princeton. In the recent Pennsylvania relays, be was timed for his leg of the medley relay race in 1.54 4-5 seconds, an exceptionally fast time...
Showing a complete reversal of form the Freshmen saved only one match from a fast-playing Andover team. J. C. Ructer and H. W. Sayles by their victory in the first doubles match saved the Freshmen from a complete shutout...