Word: idea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...idea of Promoter Pickens that the world of sport, like a modern marathon, moves in cycles. The time has now come for a resuscitation of long distance running; the best long distance runner in the world is this jolly timid Algerian, who cannot speak a word of English and shakes hands in a complicated. North African fashion. Promoter Pickens chose him to make the marathon famous again...
...last an even better idea was produced. It was decided to have El Ouati run an exhibition race against Johnny Hayes, the man who 20 years ago made the marathon popular just as it is hoped that El Ouati will do now. This exhibition race took place last week; as had been expected, Johnny Hayes did not really try to beat the Algerian but merely trotted around with him once and then watched from the sidelines while El Ouati continued to drum circles on the track. The race did not at tract a crowd; for when people saw "Johnny Hayes...
...furnaces were loaded from the top and by hand. Each furnace, filled to capacity, held only 240 tons. These facts, known to all miners, were particularly familiar to a vagabond prospector, George Carson, called the "Desert Rat." For 23 years, he had wandered from mine to mine, pursuing an idea. The idea was a smelter which men could load from the side, which might hold twice or three times as much ore as the old top-charging furnace...
...while working as a chemist in Denver, the Desert Rat captured his idea. He applied for a patent for a side-charging, reverberating furnace. That the patent was delayed did not prevent his peddling the idea to any and all engineers. He showed drawings, explained results. Copper companies, indifferent, rejected both...
...Every year in the U. S. educational world some university or college offers a course which has never been heard of before to a class which has never before assembled. Last week, the University of Cincinnati toyed with the idea of giving a course in "mopology," threatened to be the year's first exploiter of unferreted educational byways. Mopology is destined for janitors. It will not teach lilting songs to rhythmic moppers, nor utilitarian philosophy for long janitorial hours. Mopology will strenuously, scientifically stress the importance of clean corners, dustless desks, and the danger of overheating...