Word: marred
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...discovered on Mr. Barnett's land. He could not help it, but he soon found himself in possession of an odd million dollars. Life took on new aspects. A number of people became interested in Mr. Barnett. A white lady, one Anna Laura Lowe, mar ried him in Oklahoma and again in Missouri to tie up the bargain tightly. She persuaded him to give her $550,000 (of which her lawyer received...
Each bit is gently clear, with naught to mar...
...expense of the hosts of bearers of diplomas which step forth into the world. Such levity is inevitable, but it should not, and it does not, impair the delirium of the last week of a college career. It is the Seniors hour, and none should approach to mar the glory whose memory will remain ever bright...
Such technicalities, however, cannot mar the excellence of the book as a whole. Its compact size, its wide variety--and the fine Essay on Poetry which Professor Gay has prefixed to his choices, should make it one of the most popular books of its type. As a collection of English and American verse from the Middle English period to the present time it is the best small book yet published...
Clarence H. De Mar of Melrose, Mass., 38, who sets type six days and teaches Sunday School the seventh, last week jogged over 26 miles and 385 yards of warm asphalt in 2 hr. 40 min. 221/5 sec., won the annual marathon of the Boston A. A. for the fifth time...