Word: ironing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Most astonishing of all, Professor Baxter's work at the University long since proved that the iron and nickel which fall from the sky in meteorites coming from the spaces for beyond the earth's orbit have exactly the same atomic weights as iron and nickel from the earth a fact cited as indicating in one respect, at least, the unity of the universe...
...early "shop committee" system was installed in one of the Westinghouse plants in the 90's. The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's plan of representation dates from before the World War. The History of Labour in the United States cites instances of collective dealings in this country in the 18th century. Even in Europe, where the tendency has developed more fully than in the United States the recognition by law of "joint control" goes back several years. In England, for example, the Miners' Minimum Wage Act of 1921 gave statutory powers in the matter of fixing wages to joint...
Inconventent as the re-establishment of the "Iron dollar" may be, one source of comfort still remains to us. Think of the satisfying weight and pleasant jingle of the silver dollar as it lies ensconced in the waistcoat pocket...
...Germany has always mothered an interest in Russia, the hope of her is in Russia, and if permitted to express that hope, she could recuperate from her late losses within twenty years and prepare for an indefinite period of war. From Russia's mines unlimited coal and iron could be extracted, from her soil foodstuffs and timber to supply the entire German nation. No longer would she be dependent upon England and South America, but quite self-sufficient. If allowed to press on in this direction she would have every incentive to attack Great Britain, France and Italy, then Further...
...what might, and what should be done with it. Unevious patriots suggested tearing it down; others, more lenient, that it be converted to a toolhouse, or at least a garage--anything, in fact, but what it was originally intended for. The structure, meanwhile, was ostensibly neglected, the wrought-iron gates remained securely barred, and the replica Lion of Brunswick, rising on his pedestal from a tangle of savage-looking weeds, seemed sadly in need of a currying...