Word: least
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Long since, the Board banned Dawn as "inexpedient," thus drawing from the London Times a pompous twitter: "What is the nature of the inexpedience? . . . The adjective 'political' instantly suggests itself, and a political censorship, in whatever discreet feathers it be dressed is, in England at least, a remarkably ugly bird...
...fortnight, none had scurvy, if in no case were legs and thighs splotched with extravasated blood, if no gums swelled spongily, if mucous membranes oozed no blood (scorbutic symptoms), then Explorer Stefansson would have proved-better than biologists could have proved in experiments with rats-that meat, at least freshly killed meat, contains Vitamin C and prevents scurvy, scourge of seafarers and Arctic explorers...
Legal intricacies such as this are by no means the least of aviation's concern. Forty-eight states are seeking the perfect code to answer all such problems. Eager to be in the forefront of trailblazers, New York State last week passed "model'' bills for the regulation of fliers and aircraft and the development of aviation, suggesting: "Other states please copy...
...made purchasing contracts with Johns-Manville Co. Ltd., and Philip Carey Mfg. Co. who manufacture most of the U. S.'s asbestos products; then Asbestos Corp. Ltd. was formed; then the price of asbestos products jumped up. District Attorney Tuttle asked the court to order the contracts, at least, nullified to break up what he thinks is a bad combination of asbestos producers and manufacturers...
...schedule may well lead to intersectional contests, with time-consuming trips, and all the other evils that go with "championships" and comparative scores. And the theory that graduates in distant states should occasionally be treated to a show of Harvard football in their back yard, is, to say the least, subject to abuse...