Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...bordering, in fact, upon the visionary-was what Charles J. Thompson of Ohio saw in the elevation of Keynoter Fess. Bereaved backer of Senator Willis, loud admirer of President Coolidge, Mr. Thompson said of Mr. Fess: "All the rascals, high and low, will fade before his presence. They cannot help but respect him. He would make an Executive for the great Republic as wonderful and safe, as good and honest as Mr. Coolidge...
...Going to help his brother, John W. Cox, 21, Harvard student, insisted upon riding in the club car of a Boston-to-New York train, although he lacked money for the Pullman fare. The conductor tried to oust him. John W. Cox protested and, according to the conductor, became abusive. John W. Cox was removed from the train and jailed overnight in Pelham...
...University and the Pathé Film Co. agreed, last week, to the formation of the University Film Foundation. Pathe will do the financing and shoot the pictures in distant crannies of the globe. Harvard will furnish a site for a laboratory on its campus; its faculty and students will help in putting the films together. Thirty films are expected to be finished by summer. Two-thirds of these will show home life among obscure peoples of Africa, Asia, the South Sea Islands, etc. The rest will show continents emerging from oceans, being eroded by volcanoes, water falls, floods. Explorers, zoologists...
...year, it is not always with the brand of music and dancing that accompany the present show. So with the best of intentions he hopes that some kind-mortal will notice his weary figure on the steps outside the Pudding Club House at about 8.15 o'clock tonight, and help...
...Forbid the useless throwing of the ball in order to discolor it or to help the pitcher to recover his poise...