Word: lights
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...might ask with what divine insight TIME believes itself to be endowed that it can read the motives in the mind of a boy who takes his own life. Is it not enough for a mother to lose her son without being universally held up to light as the cause for the deed ? Her letter, written in the performance of motherly duty, in all probability had nothing to do with the case. At any rate, it does not fall upon you to judge...
...railways, posts and electric communications, lest uncensored news leak out of Portugal. When the situation cleared up it was found that the U, S. Consul at Oporto had been extremely lucky. Five minutes after he left his room in the Grande Hotel do Porto†† a bomb was light-heartedly tossed in at the window by a passing insurrectionist. Exploding, it wrought wreckage...
...rule of organized baseball dictates that club owners must submit contracts to unsigned players before Feb. 15 in order to retain their services. So last week the New York American League management forwarded a contract to George H. ("Babe") Ruth, basking temporarily in the Klieg-light of Hollywood. Mr. Ruth examined the document, laughed. These club owners will have their jokes. They had sent him a contract which offered a mere $52,000 in return for his 192.7 efforts. Controlling his mirth, Mr. Ruth expressed a desire to be absolutely fair in the matter. He would compromise for a small...
...decorative scheme of the auditorium naturally affects the general illumination. Gilt and silver even in subdued light may produce annoying reflections and, in some instances, these are responsible for an unfortunately low degree of lighting...
...Valuable studies have been made but, unfortunately, are not followed or, in general, practiced in motion picture theatres. One such report states: "By proper distribution of the light, the general illumination of the interior of a motion picture theatre may be raised to a considerable extent above the values in common use without causing any appreciable loss of quality in the projected picture...