Word: informative
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Under MISCELLANY, Mar. 9, 1925, you inform an interested public of a knifing match following a "jamboree given by the Oberdam Social Club (Irish)." Your logic may be strong but your line of reasoning is most inconsistent. A fight; ergo Irish! But did it occur to you that the Irish rarely use knives in a fight? The club referred to is not Irish. It is composed entirely and exclusively of Americans of Italian blood. Statements such as the above might be excused if made deliberately; but if you are interested enough in the club to write about it, you should...
Dogs are expert in judging human quality. With a single sniff at a man's trouser-leg, they determine his social standing; one leap against his chest is enough to inform them of his character. It is more difficult fora man to judge of the excellences of a dog. He requires paraphernalia-ropes, lights, leashes, a specially constructed pen, an exhaustive training; often his fellows gather in great packs to observe his judgments, which they confirm with shrill murmurs or deride with rasping growls. Last week such a display took place in Manhattan at the annual dogshow...
...night of Feb. 7 that Tschoudnovsky, accompanied by Red soldiers, went to the prison to inform the captives of their immediate execution. Admiral Kolchak was in his cell, fully dressed under a fur coat, and wearing a Cossack hat. He was expecting rescue at the hands of White forces under General Kappel, who was not far distant...
...recent years, the country (about the size of Alabama), steeped in ignorance, has become a hotbed of Communist agitation; and many and violent have been the troubles. To end this alarming state of affairs, therefore, the Resident General was empowered by the French Government to inform the Bey that the way to combat Communism is by granting the people fundamental liberties...
...have the honor to inform you that, after due deliberation, His Majesty's Government find themselves unable to recommend the treaties in question to the consideration of Parliament or to submit them to the King for his Majesty's ratification...