Word: fond
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...head holds the place of honor. Nor is horse meat particularly unpalatable. A little tough, perhaps, and not very tasty, yet between a relatively succulent morsel of horse and a comparatively gristly portion of cow there is not so marked a difference. As for dogs, they are fond of horse meat, ground up and mixed with cereal. In Rockford, Ill., Chappel Co. has a large factory devoted entirely to horses that are going to the dogs...
Last week, in Las Vegas, Nev., his photograph was taken standing in a fond attitude in front of a clergyman with Act ress Ina Claire (nee Fagan). Once glorified by Florenz Ziegfeld, later an able comedienne, she had gone to Hollywood three weeks before to make a picture...
Author Crosby is not specially fond of little boys, nor has he one of his own. Skippy is mostly himself as he remembers himself, and as he still is. Born in Brooklyn 36 years ago, he started out to do serious painting. He cartooned at the front during the War, began Skippy in Life...
...world's fairs, gang-wars, tallest buildings, youngest university presidents, blatant mayors, model department stores, bursting progress. Having made a mark on both edges of the continent he now returns to the middle, where he was born 52 years ago. Chicagoans will find him cheerful (Christian Science), fond of checked suits...
...this he told. Then he gave his body measurements and concluded, for whatever use it might be to Medicine: "I have been fond of music and literary work. Poor in mathematics. Not much given to sports. Have not used tobacco, alcoholic liquors or narcotics...