Word: inheritence
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...situations are scarcely so felicitous. The authors have told the story of a young married couple modest means who inherit, a considerable sum upon the demise of the lately maligned relative. Previous to this there has been much talk condemning all forms of snobbery. Naturally the sudden windfall of shekels goes directly to the heads of the young people, and they become the incarnation of their own vitriolic epithets. In doing so they make considerable asses of themselves in the eyes of their old friends, although a representative Boston audience looks on with good-natured indulgence. Of course, the third...
...from swamps. The African elephant developed its upper tusks to uproot trees for their tender top leaves. This Osborn theory opposes the Darwinian theory that new types develop from accidental variations of which only those survive which are best adapted to their environment; the Lamarckian theory that new types inherit the changed habits of ancestors; the "vitalistic" theory that a force for change occurs within the germ cells...
Born. To Emperor Hirohito & Empress Nagako of Japan; a daughter, their fourth (one died), legally unfit to inherit Emperor Hirohito's throne. Weight: 3,365 grams (7.4 lb.). Length: 49 centimetres...
...only $2,500,000. But it did not surprise financial wiseacres who were aware that most of his holdings were in stocks knocked down by the economic depression, particularly Imperial Chemical and International Nickel. The remaining estate will be divided among his family. The new Lord Melchett will inherit half the estate. Lady Erleigh, daughter-in-law of the Marquess of Reading, Great Britain's No. 1 Jew, is to receive Lord Melchett's property facing Lake Tiberias in Palestine...
...title is hereditary," explained the new conte who is a U. S. citizen naturalized in 1914, "and my wife is now of course a countess. Upon my death the title will pass to both my sons. But thereafter only the eldest son in each line will inherit...