Word: kindly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Virtually, none of the conditions which Professor Pitkin deduces to be manifestations of Mr. Wilson's imaginary 'infirmities' were existent. For instance: He never had 'terrible headaches.'. . . I never knew him to suffer from 'ghastly dyspepsia' or any other kind. I have known him to be bored when reading stuff like Professor Pitkin's. . . . What heartburns he suffered were for humanity and because of the attempts to thwart his ideal of world peace. . . . It is true that he had bad eyesight, but he could still envisage the horrors of war, the sufferings...
...With one flashy sophomore halfback yipping for passes that usually landed safely in the arms of some other flashy sophomore halfback, in the same kind of sweater, Washington hardly needed Jefferson to beat Ohio Northern...
...mechanical perfection of the new instruments employed required thorough testing by an expert pilot before they could be judged." Harry Frank Guggenheim: "The results of the experiment will be made available to any manufacturers of planes or air transport operators who wish to consider equipping their products for this kind of flying...
...infringed is included in Chapter 47 of the General ordinances. It says, in part: "Nor shall any person distribute in a public street. . . hand-bills. . . circulars, or papers of any kind, except newspapers. Whoever violates. . .this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars for each offence." Captain Brennan pointed out that Cohen gave out about five hundred circulars, and, construing each as an offence, he should have been fined...
...show," he continued, "the censors were very kind. They were probably all drunk the night they came...