Word: least
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gags galore have been dragged in, and when one sees the same bells that one has seen at least ten times before swinging in the snow on Christmas morning one impulsively reaches for one's hat. Many fair scenes in which ten minutes are spent in building up an atmosphere are spoiled by small careless gestures. The captions plan their usual predominant role...
Nearly 500 have their homes in New York City. New York State is second to Massachusetts, with 7,482 Harvard graduates located in that state. The far West offers both the third heaviest concentration of alumni, and the least dense distribution. California holds 1,929 Harvard men, while Nevada, bordering California on the east, has only 22 Harvard graduates. Pennsylvania is fourth among the states with 1,908 alumni. Illinois and Ohio have 1,690 and 1,652 Harvard men respectively. New Jersey, with 1049 graduates in its confines, is the only remaining state with over 1000 alumni...
There is a limerick which small boys used to repeat at least once a year...
...Republican National Chairman paraphrases this limerick at least once every four years, substituting "March" for "July" in the last line. The first line contains the first charge of his chairmanship. If the Republican elephant is to jump the fence, there must be moneys. So well is this known now by good Republicans that the financial duties of the National Treasurer have become almost automatic. All Mr. Butler has to do is indicate the amounts that seem necessary and his committeemen do the asking-papa part...
...days later a memorial service was held in the cathedral at Belgrade and was attended by royal representatives and high government officials, despite the fact that it is now generally believed that the Serbian government, if not the actual instigator of the crime, was at least aware of the plot to kill the Archduke and made no effort to frustrate...