Word: fulle
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Today Thomas Alva Edison, most illustrious product of the Horatio Alger academy of success, reaches his eightieth year. And with the festival come congratulatory telegrams by the basket full: flowers--and Henry Ford. Honor comes to whom honor is due. For Edison is one of those fortunate geniuses who has received fame while he is still able to enjoy it. On him--as on only too few--are showered flowers for the living...
...result is that China's leaders are dissatisfied with existing conditions there. It looking for causes they find it easy to believe that foreign powers are foremost among the causes of China's troubles. The Chinese have developed self consciousness and a real nationalistic movement is in full swing...
...Both Northern and Southern leaders have affirmed that they would afford full protection to foreigners but this statement has not been strictly adhered to Foreign property has been seized and in some cases destroyed, missionaries have been driven from interior points and bodily harm to them has been reported in some instances. This, however, is usually the work of irresponsible mobs...
Preparations for the production have been completed. Tomorrow afternoon representatives of the Pathe, International, and Fox News will be on hand at a full dress rehearsal to obtain motion pictures of the show. Invitations have been extended to the members of the "Queen High" and "Castles in the Air" companies to a theatrical tea to be given at the Club this week end in honor of the "Shoot the Works" cast. Invitations have already been sent out to patronesses, and the programs are being prepared...
...candidate inevitably develops initiative and a sense of responsibility. His hand is on the pulse of timely events. He becomes a full-fledged newspaperman. After making the board, he has an opportunity to compete for consecutive positions on the paper. Although the work is necessarily hard, it is highly interesting and instructive...