Word: ironing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard may give in on this point and if so the long sought clash between the two may at last be realized. In that event football would come into its own: sport devotees would be privileged to witness a real blood and iron world's series, something a little new but something cleaner, more wholesome, and entirely untainted from professionalism or commercialization. It would be a fine boon to the sport world...
...wireless, has been the gyroscopic-compass. Since the first introduction of the mariner's compass by the Chinese, every ship's compass, however improved the type, has depended upon the magnetic properties of the earth for its direction, and been subject to no end of disturbing forces arising from iron and steel in the construction of the ship itself. Many marine disasters have been caused by local disturbances of which the ship-master himself was not aware. The well known property of a spinning gyroscope to maintain its axis in a constant direction suggested the possibility of using such...
Mexico seems at last to be on the right road; not since the days of Diaz has such peace and quiet reigned in our neighbor to the south. But in the prosperous days that bid fair to come, there will be this great difference--the iron hand of Diaz is to be replaced by the will of the people, in accordance with the common ideals of the joint Americas. General Obregon is the "man of destiny." In his power it lies to make Mexico the thriving and civilized nation to which her natural endowments entitle her. Surely the warm welcome...
...suffering from tuberculosis of the spine and is confined to the bed all the time and has to wear an iron brace to keep his body rigid...
Mexico's soil seems a more fertile field for the seeds of revolution than that of any other country. Revolts and counter-revolts, executions and dictatorships, nowhere else are either so virulent or so persistent. Only through a rule of iron was Diaz able to maintain order, and at his policy of allowing foreigners to exploit Mexican resources the natives surged with discontent. The Mexican peon is like the dog in the manger; although he cannot govern himself, he will not long tolerate another's doing it; although he himself can not exploit the country's mineral wealth...