Word: manner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...wish here to express my admiration for this weekly news periodical. The LETTERS section is a veritable "Comedie humaine." I disagree thoroughly with all of your critics; 1 enjoy your language and the manner of most all your "write-ups." The report of the Florida disaster was tremendously effective: "midnight rain came softly pattering like children's footsteps" is fine; "People drowned like trapped puppies to the frivolous dirge of tinkling glass" ; "creatures crept-pawed dazedly-sought kin-bodies"-what a picture! Desolation ; and then "ghouls peered about, tampered with corpses." And so on. I do not mind "famed...
...They take rides in the millions of tiny droplets that are sprayed from the mouth or nose when people cough, sneeze, laugh, sing or talk in a forcible manner. Scientific experiment has proven that droplets may be carried by air currents from a room downstairs to a room upstairs. Thus 'droplet infection...
...hearty support and will ever have our hearty support, irrespective of parties and races, as long as it is and shows the character of a commonwealth of free and independent nations, each free and striving to attain what is best for itself, yet in such a manner and in such a spirit as will conduce as much as possible to the well-being...
...life. Uncharitable critics of Sr. Obregon and Sr. Calles have intimated that the anti-Yaqui campaign so grandiloquently projected will degenerate into a mere employment of the soldiers of the republic to coerce the citizenry far and wide into voting at municipal, general and presidential elections in a manner agreeable to Sr. Obregon and Sr. Calles. Though this charge is based upon half-truths, it is equally certain that operations against the Yaqui will simply result in the killing of as many Indians as possible, with little or no likelihood that the survivors will be given lands in accordance with...
...torchlight parade for Harvard Republicans equipped in the traditional manner with free supplies of red fire and gasoline torches, as well as a 20 piece band, will start its march at the Freshman gymnasium tonight at 7 o'clock. The objective of the marchers will be Convention Hall on St. Botolph street in Boston...