Word: marvelously
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week Poolad Gurd was the marvel of Teheran, where a kindly member of Iran's royal family had brought him for an operation to cure his twisted spine. "If the operation is successful," said Poolad's doctor, "he may again be the strongest man in the world." Poolad himself was confident. While awaiting the knife, he lay across three hospital beds placed side by side, flirting with a petite nurse and considering an offer from a U.S. circus...
Considering that Frankie came from the U.S., the quality of this smile was enough to make a critic marvel. Marveled Hobson...
...Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down."* The Prince's first important royal job was an exciting and educational 150,000-mile road show as "Britain's Best Salesman." "The generous applause that greeted my hopeful banalities" caused him to marvel "at the tolerance with which the world's most democratic people continued to view its princes...
...Charles Denny. "And no wonder! ... It provides eyewitness entertainment and information which kings could not command ... a variety of riches from which to choose." Denny conceded that in addition to "the finest in drama, ballet and music," TV was also exposing its audience to "Gorgeous George and the Masked Marvel." But, anyhow, he said, "The people will judge...
...people who lived on the street in the early '30s were still there, he reported. Oldtimers included Mme. Frémont, the laundress, Taxidermist Noël and the chestnut vendor. The traffic was the same as 20 years ago, said Paul-it was a marvel anybody was alive...