Word: handiwork
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Over a year ago, in Chicago, Peter Grimes had the same leg rebroken, this time by a pie wagon. By chance Dr. Jerger, now practicing in Chicago, was called to amputate the leg. He was delighted to recognize his old handiwork. Again Peter Grimes disappeared. But this time he was comparatively rich from his accident award. Dr. Jerger, vexed by certain meannesses in Peter Grimes's behavior, sued, not for the old $500 which of course was outlawed, but for his new fee (TIME, March...
...reason for the deal is that both Jordan and the Brotherhood are in Cleveland, where eleven years ago the Brotherhood formed Engineers National Bank, merged last year with Citizens Bank & Trust into Standard Trust Bank. But the motor trade saw chiefly in it the handiwork of Edward Stanlaw Jordan, 48, head of Jordan Motor Car Co., voluble salesman...
Recently in Chicago a truck crushed the same Peter Grimes's mended leg. The surgeon who attended him was Dr. Jerger, now practicing in Chicago. As Dr. Jerger amputated Peter Grimes's leg, he thrilled on recognizing the signature of his old handiwork. Later, when he learned that Peter Grimes had received $20,000 for his latest accident, he was piqued. Last week he sued Peter Grimes...
...coloured blocks. They utilized these blocks as all children do--that is to say, they placed some on top of others and some next to others. Once they had all the blocks erected into a magnificently lofty column. For a moment they stood aside and admired their handiwork, and then Johnnie said impatiently, "Oh, let's knock it down! I don't like it. I want another pile." So, with mirthful glee they destroyed their tower and built another...
...larger hand in creating the Federal Reserve Board with its twelve district banks than little, sharp-beaked Congressman Carter Glass of Virginia. Today Senator Carter Glass heads the sub-committee conducting this broad inquiry. Rarely is it thus given to a member of Congress to review his legislative handiwork after 17 years...