Word: fears
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...indigestible dynamite is to be placed in the cast iron belly of the U20 so that the little weasel of the sea may sink in agony and lie far down in the green waters with the other little devils of the deep. No more need man-made leviathans fear death from its speeding projectiles nor its own broken and scaly body...
...strangely enough, very little fear was manifested by the public and by public men over the possibility of a strike. President Coolidge had indicated that he would not attempt to intervene unless a strike were called. Governor Pinchot.of Pennsylvania, in whose state practically all anthracite is mined, remarked casually: "I am not doing anything at this time." In short, the impending strike was not taken seriously in informed quarters...
...genius who roams about with an ivory ball on a silk thread, by means of which he assures the gullible that he can divine buried fortunes in oil. He is known as a "doodlebug" and laughed at. Inventor Perry's reluctance to have his Indicator given publicity arose from fear lest he be thought one of these...
...Britain grew 59% of her food; in 1924 only 48%. Between 1873 and 1922 pasturage land showed a decrease of 1 in every 100 acres, whereas Germany showed an increase of 5, Belgium 16, The Netherlands 12, Denmark 15, France an unspecified gain. He advocated "a ruthless survey without fear or favor, affection or ill will, of the state of our agricultural land and the use to which it is being...
None but the brave deserves the tribute of Art. In Davenport, England, was unveiled a granite pylon, upon it, vitalized in bronze, Courage, supported by Patriotism, scorning Fear, Despair and Death. Below was an inscription dedicating this art a memorial to Explorer Scott and his companions who perished, after reaching the South Pole...