Word: latter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...George who strategically controls the Liberal war chest?the Asquithians being relatively without campaign funds?countered at once last week by releasing a letter to Lord Oxford and Asquith in which he referred to the latter's "provocative" communication to himself, defended his own strike-time conduct as "for what I considered the good of my countrymen," and concluded by demanding: "If there has to be another schism in the Liberal party, one would like to know what it is about...
...Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association at its recent meeting voted to support the National Student Federation in any attempt the latter might make to establish an international student news service. The fact that the college newspapers are in favor of such an innovation and that the Federation is thinking of it is interesting...
...fact that when a new Calif should be appointed he must be a free sovereign capable of defending Islam. Since the two other traditional qualifications for a Calif-descent from Mohammed and possession of the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina-were not mentioned, it was inferred that these latter qualifications may be explicitly waived at a later date...
...survived by his widow, a daughter, Mrs. Walter Clark and a son, Charles L. Osborn. The latter two of Jersey City...
Cleverest of sales arguments is a convincing proof of some point that needs no proof at all. The fuddled buyer, agreeing with the salesman before the latter has uttered a word, follows the ensuing exposition with delight, and his support of an opinion is quickly turned to enthusiasm for a commodity. No modern corporation has used this sales method with more humorous ingenuity than Colgate & Co., soap makers. Up and down the land, in all the better magazines, Colgate & Co. has suggested that shaving is sensible and whiskers are silly. Last week, for its support of this curious view, Colgate...