Word: habitations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Birth control propagandists are in the habit of imputing interested motives to their opponents, as that doctors fear loss of obstetrical patronage, clergymen want a plentiful supply of church members from the "lower classes," military men want "cannon fodder," politicians want voters, captains of industry want cheap labor, etc. "Foxes think large families among the rabbits highly commendable," writes Thomas Nixon Carver, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard...
...only man to prevent it is Charlemagne Putnam, "Superintendent of the International Police Force in the U. S." C. Putnam is a remarkable man. He has a habit of beating T. R. Ill at golf; he spends home-like evenings with his family devoted part to study periods and part to "an hour of social intercourse" before retiring; he has a cousin, Fred C. Putnam (the gentleman whose name Mr. Countryman prefers as nom de plume) who is his double; and he has a charming foster daughter, Frances...
...Babbitt, were especially delightful, and Ralph Remley was a most realistic Gabriel Bearse. For once, Edward Darney was excused from his customary role as villain,--probably because there wasn't any,--and enjoyed a comfortable romance with Miss Bushnell, while Houston Richards paired off as is his fortunate habit, with Miss Middleton. The only really difficult part was Walter Gilbert's: a character part is never easy, and considering the variety of roles which Mr. Gilbert is called upon to play, his interpretation of "Shavings" is remarkably good...
...days ago, it is time for the tireless foreigner who delights in criticising America to sit up and take notice. The national propensity for ice-water, the erection of enormous buildings, and the proverbial love of the dollar are all designated as "typically American," but the gum-chewing habit is even more "typical". And the Chicago company's action will certainly cause statistic-hunters to chortle with glee at this unexpected windfall...
...country is really unbiased. On the contrary the vast majority of the newspapers of the country seem to be trying to promulgate some idea or conception in their news columns; there is even, for example, reason to believe that respectable newspapers, far from presenting impartial news, have a habit of wiring their European correspondents just what to report and what not to report...