Word: isn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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What more natural? And yet, because it isn't customary, it has dumfounded everyone...
...National Zoological Park at Washington. It had come to Mr. Chrysler's ears that disappointed children were in the habit of asking keepers in the Zoo: "Where's the giraffes? Where's a rhinoc'rus?" The answer was, "There aren't any. There isn't even a zebra here." The money that came forth was designated to effect the capture of giraffes, rhinoceroses, zebras and "anything else needed...
...first experience cost a 20-franc note for a one-franc service. They don't know the meaning of the word "change." The insipid Harry Pilcer was the leading (?) attraction, and I must say that he did the United States a great favor when he departed Parisward. Paris isn't wild about Americans, but we will go there...
...ejaculated before reporters: "Thank God, this isn't British justice. In England a person is not guilty until proved guilty. Here he is guilty whether he is innocent...
...never been better. We realize that this statement may not create much of a sensation, but we wanted to put it in anyway. The truth of the matter is that Miss Miller bears a most striking resemblance to the first girl we ever fell for. And if that isn't just cause for liking her, what...