Word: low
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...This failing leads to a purple scene with the specialist himself. However, he is stupid about it and repulses her advances. This part of the book is also memorable for a typographer's error that gives us the crisp descriptive sentence: "Her hand sank on his shoulder with a low laugh...
...number of men taking language examinations last September took a decided jump over that of 1928, according to figures revealed yesterday at the Recorder's office in University Hall. The percentage of men passing the various Latin, French, and German examinations, however, was shown to the consistently low, though it follows no definite curve...
Despite the rapid Thursday afternoon recovery, the low point of the swinging pendulum cut off many a speculative head. Roaring was the business done by down, town speakeasies. Wild were the rumors of ruin and suicide. In Manhattan, one Abraham Germansky, realtor, was last seen tearing ticker tape. In Seattle, one Arthur Bathstein, finance company secretary, shot himself. Estimates of the number of margineers closed out varies from 20% to 70%. During the first three hours of Thursday stock valuations shrank about $11,250,000,000, recovered all but $3,000,000,000 before trading closed. Brokers met at Hornblower...
Last year, racked with rheumatism, he said: "I think journalism is the worst of all professions. It is precarious, remuneration is very low, one's position is, as a rule, reduced by old age, and of all the brilliant things a journalist may write none will be remembered permanently. Although I have had some success in journalism. I agree with the verdict my friend, John Morley,* rendered when he spoke of me as having had a squandered life." Twinkling, he added: "Any man is a damned fool who can work in bed and doesn...
Schenectady High School of Schenectady, N. Y., won the annual Harvard interscholastic cross country run Saturday morning with the low total of 65 points, thereby keeping its record of being undefeated in interscholastic meets during six years unblemished. The outstanding school in the preparatory race was Newark Prep of Newark, N. J., which finished with a low total of 35 points...