Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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News dispatches yesterday from Cairo, Bucharest, and Belgrade contain enlightening sidelights upon this undiminished war of empires. England, rather free with promises, about Egyptian independence during the war, is once more closing fast her grip on the country of the Nile. She claims special interest, and intends to enforce it, in the Egyptian army and frontiers. Egypt's hesitation about acceding to this demand will avail her nothing. More logically than ever Egypt is an essential link in Britain's Empire. Not only the Suez and the sea passage to India, but the protectorates in Traz and Palestine, the virtual...
...square jaws, seemed alien and dis-tant-the Enemy, with its feverish industrialism and its cold, northern Berlin. They were Bavarians, and before them stood their "Rightful King." Was he not even a Hero-King? Certainly he had been a Feldmarschall during the War, and commanded troops which struck fast and far into enemy territory. Suddenly, in a bright emotional haze, there may have swum before minds in that cheering, singing crowd a vision of "the good old days"?days that seemed not so good when they were...
Through mud, rain and wind Jockey Linus ("Pony") McAtee guided the five-year-old gelding, Millwick, at Belmont Park, N. Y., in last week's Hempstead Handicap race. Millwick was not traveling very fast, but the spectators had a feeling that he would win. They had confidence in famed Jockey McAtee. He had ridden Harry Payne Whitney's Whiskery to victory the fortnight before in the Kentucky Derby...
...bought her picture to send to a friend, named Edgell. Just then there was a cry of alarm from two Watch and Warders. I saw H. T. P. scurry to cover. And out came four ladies from Muscle Shoals, advertising Shreddel Wheat. I hurried my roommate away as fast as his little feet could tarry...
...years this gathering of schoolboy athletes has been held. New records in the quarter mile and in the 880-yard relay race were the features of last spring's contests. Smith of Brookline High did the quarter in 51 seconds and the Dorches for High quarter turned in a fast 1 minute 35 seconds for the half. Other outstanding performances were a 100 in 10 2-5 seconds by Trull of Lowell, a mark of 20 feet 7 inches by Crigas, of Brockton in the broad jump, and a height of 5 feet 10 3 8 inches in the high...