Word: life
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first tragedy of my life was when the man I loved and should have married was made a prisoner early in the War. Now I am fond of nobody and have no feelings?I only adore...
...Life is never easy, for the Scottish inhabitants of Fair Isle, that rain-drenched pin point of an island in the Shetlands, north of Scotland. Last week the dour-faced inhabitants, who make gaudy sweaters for golfers while they think about Death and the precepts of John Knox, found life almost intolerable. A mysterious disease caused thousands of sparrows to drop dead about the Fair Islanders as they sat grimly at their knitting. No local scientist could explain why the sparrows were falling...
...controlled by the rebels, Catholic priests were permitted to resume the public celebration of the mass for the first time since General Calles (then President) commenced to enforce the anti-Catholic laws (TIME, Feb. 22, 1926). In Nogales, Sonora, Father Jose Pablos grimly said: "It is a fight for life! Either this present movement must triumph or we [Catholics] must once more give up our liberty...
...Manor Cup. When he was first taken to England, Albert Ober rode him but, after three defeats, he asked to be relieved and Cullinan, a smart little Irish professional, was engaged. Last year's tragedy was a double one for Cullinan, for he had been promised retirement for life on a handsome income if he won. Scores of U. S. sporting folk are making the trip to Aintree this year. Billy Barton's Mr. Bruce led a party of Marylanders over, including Winants, Parkses, Symingtons. Sailing on a special Grand National trip on the 55. Berengaria were...
FOOTNOTE>*Drawn by Artist Paul Brown after studies from the life at Becher's Brook...