Word: lad
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Paris, surrounded by 50 photographers, the proper inkwell could not be brought in because of its enormous size, they had to content themselves with a Sevres set? No, it's only- in comes slouching, gray woolen socks a-dangle-our Reinhold, that quite insignificant figure, a mouse-gray lad in mouse- gray." But Doblin has other more Car-lylean tricks up his sleeve. "And if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the time being; at any rate, not till next Thursday...
...experience with which to recommend itself. From a man who has earned commissions (usually 6%) on $100,000,000 worth of school buildings in 20 years, James O. Betelle's advice to young architects may carry some weight. "I only know," says he, "when I was a lad about 17, getting $2 a week, I worked day and night. Many a time I longed to eat ice cream and bought milk instead, be cause I was saving my nickels and dimes. "If these youths . . . adapted themselves to their work, honestly did their part and a little bit more, paying...
Every little lad and lass...
...they when the boy hero refused to be interviewed, said that he had promised his Washington observations to enterprising Fred G. Bonfils' Denver Post. Said the Post's managing editor: "Naturally we are very proud of the boy keeping his promise. It was characteristic of this fine lad...
...ground, whereas at Aintrée the drops are generally level. The first five fences behind them, the horses crossed the first ditch and had their tails to the stands. The horses going fast in front were falling at every jump. Julius Fleischmann's big chestnut gelding, Irish Lad, threw his jockey, staggered on a little farther, fell dead. At the tenth jump Red Gold fell on his head and hurt himself fatally. Eric Atterbury, codesigner of the course, was thrown from Kilbairn and had concussion of the brain. They were more than half way round before Alligator...