Word: manifoldness
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...benefits of such a scheme are evident and manifold. At present the comparative inconvenience of Fogg Museum discourages many from visiting it. On the other hand nothing could be more convenient than the exhibit in Lowell House. It is possible for men to saunter casually into the Common Room after dining, and satisfy their natural craving for the artistic with a minimum of time and energy spent. The congenial atmosphere of the Common Room, in contrast to the air of formality which pervades Fogg, or any other museum of art, places the observer at his case, and permits...
Other writers, noticing his marked success, followed after him. Maurois replaced the manifold volumes of Monnypenny and Buckle with a slim life of Disraeli full of anecdotes, personal revelations and a little history. Many people were forced, by the charm of the writer, to learn about a statesman of whom they had known virtually nothing. Ludwig in Germany began turning out his various biographies of almost any prominent figure that came to mind. There are many others who have performed similar public services...
...Vagabond a cheap penny columnist, no adviser to the love lorn he! He writes for the same reason the man thumbed his nose at the Queen, it seems to be the best thing to do at the time. It is a great satisfaction to him to dash off the manifold things that come to mind, and it isn't his fault if they publish it. It is, of course, quite natural that he should feel badly at the conversation he heard, no man likes to have his nearest, dearest thoughts the butt of many an idle jest...
...comparatively slight. Last week Eastern Air Transport, whose Condor biplanes are powered by geared Conqueror engines, adopted a muffler which was said to reduce engine noise by 70% without loss of power. The muffler, developed by the company's Chief Engineer Ralph G. Lockwood, consists of an exhaust manifold more than twice the size of the regular type, inside which is a stationary screw which causes the gases to spin about and travel 48 ft. before being released...
...accorded great Harvard men. He was essentially a figure of the masses, a hero for the boys. It is today the opportunity of all Harvard men to give homage not only to its most widely read graduate, but to the institution which is so well equipped to render such manifold services to the world, an institution which has produced among others William Randolph Hearst, President Lowell, and Horatio Alger...