Word: glow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...none the less true. For Geneva is not what it was before the War. It is a great deal more. Prior to 1920 Geneva and vicinity were favorite haunts of American travellers. The beautiful lake, the clear, crisp air, the surrounding hills, Mont Blanc in the pink glow of sunset, and certain historical connections,--all these conspired to bring pilgrims to Geneva in the past. All these attributes are still there. But something has been added: The League of Nations has taken up its abode in this famous city...
...spoon's owner, an engineer of the Chemical Treatment Co., felt his heart cockles glow warmly when he reopened his summer home recently and found this state of affairs. He had covered that spoon with "Crodon," a new alloy containing chromium (next to diamond, the hardest of all substances), which had been perfected for electroplating purposes by Prof. Colin G. Fink of Columbia University and some associates, of whom the spoon's owner...
...clear and luminous intellect, shining with a steady glow, has been a beacon light to many who seek their way amid the tossing waters that surround as, Loving beauty in literature and in art, and seeing the need of it for the delight of life and the refinement of character, he has never allowed his apostleship of beauty to divert him from the pursuit of goodness and truth. His own literary work, pure and simple in style, elevated in feeling, exact and just in thought, has inspired and stimulated not only his own pupils in the great University...
...Lexington exceeded the number killed in the actual battle. Last Monday's manoeuvres are too recent to account the cost of such patriotic exposure. Those hundreds who stood bareheaded in the sleet and dampness to hiss the British as they came on from Boston, were doubtless warmed by the glow of national pride...
...those persistent prophets who have foreseen nought but "hard times" in Harvard athletics, the returns from the contests of Friday and Saturday will be an unwelcome rebuttal. In all, ten victories were registered by University and Freshman teams. The hockey team has ended its season in a glow of success. A final victory compensates in great measure for its bitterly fought defeat...