Word: foul
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...certain symphony once dedicated to the Emperor of the French. Swept by enthusiasm for the ideals of the French revolution and its battlecrles of fraternity and equality for all, the composer saw in Bonaparte the militant Messiah who with sword in hand was advancing to do battle with the foul breathed dragon of oppression. When instead of striking off the fetters of Europe, Napoleon bound it with the chains of his empire, Beethoven in a fit of disappointed rage tore the dedication of his symphony into a thousand shreds. But, after all, the majestic Eroica still sounds just the same...
...Foul Eating Gear. Germ-carrying utensils and dishes in public restaurants are a general menace. W. A. Hadfield and J. W. Yates of Madison, Wis., advised that all eating gear, after washing, be soaked for at least one minute in rinse water to which sodium hypochlorite has been added. Chlorine is liberated and kills bacteria...
...King, the onetime King, the onetime Prince, braved the possibility of bombs or foul play, stood by in their newly boarded motorboat until several injured and dripping royal servants were rescued from the sinking launch...
...Foul play on a royal barge...
...chief offender who has tried to debauch the fair name of Florida seems to be the Associated Press. Insidiously, craftily--like Californian spies--it took advantage of the coma which was Florida's until she had dug herself out, and blatantly shrieked a tale of ruin. With foul intent the newspapers urged relief funds and salvage societies. But Florida refused to be quarantined. Life is still Olympian at Coral Gables. The Marx brothers can still sell lots...