Word: gentlemanly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...west wing of the main floor a reading room containing magazines and newspapers from the major cities of the United States may be had. Upstairs "the finest gentleman's library in Cambridge" will be found. The hours are from 10 in the morning until 11 in the evening. Smoking is permitted. The library contains the literary masterpieces of the English language and most of the fine works of the French. New books are purchased out of a large special fund, and for the benefit of members, suggestions as to what books shall be purchased are welcomed and, wherever possible, followed...
...have attained a ripe age. My children number three. And I see no reason why a gentleman should take other than Acton's view...
...District Attorney Monaghan was describing "Boo Boo" Hoff without naming him-and he was-his "giant spider" simile was harsh but not inept. "Boo Boo" is a comfortably built gentleman with charming manners. He has a generous, thoughtful disposition. His taste in dressing gowns and girl friends is catholic. He is a born promoter, especially of versatile night clubs and small-time prize fights. He has at least $1,000,000 and likes to surround himself with strong-armed young men. The young men are pugilists professionally and "Boo Boo's" boxing stable has often contained upwards...
...Erie and they helped Jackson repulse the British at the Battle of New Orleans. The first chief of police of St. Petersburg (now Petrograd) under the Bolshevist regime was a Negro, and it was a black man, Matt Henson, who drug Peary to the North Pole, thus enabling that gentleman to discover...
...There is a gentleman," observed the Wall Street Journal, cautiously, last week, "who heads a large salt company who also has salty tastes. On his estate in the outskirts of a Pennsylvania city he has built a large swimming pool, containing salt water. Every two weeks the water is renewed and two tons of salt are used to make the solution sufficiently saline. In the salt manufacturer's house there is a salt water system, so that the benefits of synthetic ocean bathing may be enjoyed without leaving the privacy of one's bathroom...