Word: marked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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George Bernard Shaw has perfected the art of spontaneous originality. He finds himself so celebrated that he has arranged to send some of his letters over a code signature called a "mono-mark" as a protection against reporters and salesmen. By this stamp of original genius he has set a precedent for less original celebrities...
Germany. At Cologne the Rhine reached the highest flood mark in a century, 30 feet 4 inches above normal, and ferries always kept in reserve were totally unable to cope with the utter breakdown of transportation. The onetime U. S. Army of Occupation Headquarters at Coblentz was inundated by 20 feet of water. The statue of Wilhelm der Zweite atop the great Hohenzollern Bridge over the Rhine looked out upon a seemingly limitless dirt-yellow sea, which churned over vast areas of the Rhine valley...
...dangerous scoring team the Toronto six is strongest in defense. Captain Sullivan is credited as being the best cage guardian to have performed in the Arena this year. He gives his overworked defense men much needed rests by warding off numberless shots which seem certain to reach their mark. The Toronto attack has netted it 29 goals in four games, while only two men have been able to pass Sullivan...
...opening there was outcry from certain professional observers that this play and its production were not worthy of the Theatre Guild. Probably this is true. They have done too many truly great things in the past to mark time as they do here. Yet there is one great comfort. When the Theatre Guild slows up and does a relatively inexpert production, the results are still several leagues ahead of so many of the others managers' best. You will not dislike Merchants of Glory...
...Union has announced that Rooms A and B are to be converted into private dining rooms. These rooms accommodate 25 and 100 diners respectively, and mark one more step in the extension of Union dining facilities. The upstairs dining room was opened last winter. The patronage of the Union this year has been the largest ever, and is steadily improving...