Word: manner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...thinly yelled insult were cast in their direction. The crew of a flag-ship always has a lot to live down. The badinage became more irritating; the rebuttal more spirited. Finally some intrepid soul had the temerity to observe that the crew of the Texas were fed in the manner of swine in comparison with the luxurious fare meted out aboard the Arkansas. This was too much. With righteous indignation the worthy Texans plunged into battle royal in resentment of such scandalous libel directed against the accommodations of their floating home...
...they were met by the Board of selectmen, who had descended from their carriages, and were attended by the Police Officer, and his assistants. Major worth, also having dismounted, was addressed by Mr. williams, chairman of the board, and his corps welcomed to the town in the most cordial manner...
...this way, there would be no men caught in the manner in which I was caught and forced to pay ten dollars for a membership which had proven not worth that much to me. Under such an agreement, men not likely to frequent the Union would not have to visit it to resign, and men likely to visit the Union would have to waste only a moment's time signing up for another year. Sincerely yours, Philip Donham...
...train is to be outfitted in a manner calculated to make for the utmost enjoyment of those travelling this way. Sleeping, parlor and club cars have been procured...
...profession. The story deals principally with the love of two of the foursome (Janet Gaynor and Charles Morton) and a rather elaborate exposition of backstage life?perennially acceptable theme. The discordant note in the quartet comes with the entrance of a strident villainess (Mary Duncan), done in the grandiose manner of Bara-esque sirens. In the early moments of the piece, when the child-lives of the four devils are revealed, two cinemasters, two cinemisses take the parts of the four devils and are notable for their strong resemblance to their adult colleagues. A plethora of film-footage retards...