Word: geniality
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Siegfried Wagner, son of the great composer, published in Stuttgart a volume of Erinnerungen (Recollections). It is a rambling memoir, as the name implies, written by a genial, chatty man from the standpoint of one who knew the famous Richard as kind papa, and the stern Cosima as affectionate mamma...
There is vast hope for this new child of antique parentage. Many men have felt that their friendships of Freshman years have been stifled and killed by segregation into small and circumscribed groups. The proposed amalgamation is apparently an attempt to alleviate this situation and to promote more genial association; as such it deserves general support...
Unfortunately in America the genial spirit or the pricking conscience appears to be lacking. On last Wednesday, for instance, Dr. Frederick Cook, who discovered the North Pole a few degrees south, had to be forcibly divorced of practically twelve thousand dollars in income tax due on capitol collected for illicit oil speculation. And Washington made known that similar steps are about to be taken against a bootleg ring which has obstinately kept its returns close. If this raid is successful the plum which falls ought to be large enough to pay for a soldiers bonus and deepen every indentation...
...built the village of Hershey is a genial, unimpressive widower of 66. He lives in the village palace with his "old crony," Harry Lebkicher, formerly a candy apprentice...
John Bull, in a genial mood, waved his hand in magnanimous assent. As far as he is concerned Uncle Sam may search rum ships not only three miles at sea, but a dozen miles at sea and even further...