Word: fell
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with humans clinging to treetops, fated to starve if not to drown. Four presumably crazed Chinese caught near Hankow attempting to breach a dike were instantly shot. Seeping waters invaded even the sacrosanct property of Standard Oil and the Japanese Concession, and a wall of British-American Tobacco Co. fell like the crack of doom. Said the U. S. chief engineer of the Yangtze River Conservation Commission, Col. G. C. Strobe: "The Chang-kung Dike cannot stand for more than another...
...usual cut or table of contents. Editor & Publisher's Marlen Edwin Pew, good friend of Dr. Shipler, helped launch a money-raising drive. The Christian Century, exclaiming "This Shall Not Happen!'' devoted its lead editorial last week to the matter. And other religious papers fell in line, unanimously convinced that they were facing a new and dangerous crisis in the battle against Hollywood. Excerpts from editorials...
...delays and disappointments piled heavier burdens upon her. demoralized the shaken Fury household. There remained one last pain that Peter could cause her to break her heart. She tried to keep him from her estranged son Desmond, fearing Desmond's mockery. The strike threw them together, and Peter fell in love with his brother's wife. The strike ended, but not Mrs. Fury's agony. As Peter was being dragged off sullenly to sea she learned of his greatest deceit, beat him until she was pulled away. then, blinded by tears, struck madly at the empty...
...Kanner does not believe that Alfred de Musset fell in love at 4, Byron at 8, Dante at 9, Goethe at 10. He believes that they, like many another very young child, had a "crush" on someone. Crushes are not reprehensible, says Dr. Kanner. But they may occasionally lead to sexual affairs, especially if the person adored is not well balanced emotionally...
...unusual combination of circumstances the bill fell into the hands of uninflammable men. . . . None of them felt called upon to go forth and make a brawl of it. ... The result is a bill which is fundamentally stronger than the first draft, a bill which is not a victory or a defeat for any one, but is simply the outcome of a useful discussion by honest and reasonable and modest men. ... If the Utility Bill is a shining example of how not to go about a reform, the Banking Bill is an excellent example of how to go about...