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Word: feats (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Significance. As an intellectual feat, the book has few peers. As human literature it contains too much stark psychology to be immortal, though consummate art has converted a mountain of material into a story taut as a humming wire, though the spiritual current conducted has terrific voltage

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Parades* | 2/22/1926 | See Source »

...followed Gibson of Holy Cross. Had Watters been able to place, he would have beaten the three invaders from Europe and Canada, who finished next in order. Hoff the versatile Norwegian, got third place followed by Paulin, the Netherlands representative and Christle of the University of Toronto Paulin's feat in getting fourth place 12 hours after stepping ashore from an ocean liner, aroused much favorable comment. He will be a serious threat to the leaders at the B. A. A. games Saturday night in the Boston Arena...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MILLER SECOND IN MILLROSE SPRINTS | 2/5/1926 | See Source »

...record of one hour's continuous playing is a considerable feat in spite of the fact that Bob lost the contest in his many years of playing the delicate little six-note instrument. Bob has taken part in innumerable parades and has been a member of several orchestras. The most important parade to the veteran player was the Hayes-Wheeler parade which took place after the election of Hayes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bob Lampoon Would Back His Piccolo Against Mellie's Fiddle in Bout to Gain "Gay Nineties" Dance-Music Crown | 1/13/1926 | See Source »

...defend its national title in Washington, D. C., At the same time the individual championship of the National Squash Racquets Association will be defended by Dixon. Last season the title holder won the crown at Buffalo while participating in the team matches. The former University captain accomplished the notable feat of winning all his matches in both the individual and inter-district club tournaments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SQUASH PLAYERS POINT FOR STATE TITLE TILT | 1/13/1926 | See Source »

...difficulties of compiling such a volume as the Register are of course great; but that they are such as to require four and a half months time is denied by common sense and by past experience. In 1921 an undergraduate board brought out the Register on October 28, a feat which stands as a permanent indictment against delay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOR AN EARLIER REGISTER | 1/8/1926 | See Source »

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