Word: mastering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...annual momentous interview with a CRIMSON reporter, Max Keezer, Cantabridgian wit, famed vendor and buyer of Harvardian habiliments, and unofficial plainclothes man of Harvard Square, brought several more of those first hand coups de maitre of a master wit into the limelight for posterity. Mr. Keezer, who claims to be even more expert in the matter of the philosophy of clothes than Carlyle himself, was pouring over a volume of "Sartor Resartus" when approached by the scribe in his Emporium yesterday. "Lasciate ognisperanza vio chentrate," said the original Mose of second hand clothes by way of greeting...
...master, we are seven...
...Master Farmers' Dinner was part of a movement as yet little lauded in the U. S. The farmers' magazines have supported these dinners and helped to choose farmers respected in their communities as good citizens as well as good farmers. Such men are "master farmers." At their annual dinners they receive gold medals of recognition. At Chicago last week 13 Illinois men received medals. There had been only 35 awarded in the whole state before...
...Thirteenth Hour provides Lionel Barrymore with an opportunity to do a highly effective imitation of Lon Chaney imitating a three-fingered master crook. Despite his missing digit, Mr. Barrymore is capable of opening all kinds of sliding doors and secret panels; but he is incapable of stealing the picture from a police dog called Rex in the picture (real name Napoleon). Although at an important crisis he mistakes Mr. Barrymore for a wax dummy, this animal adds enormously to what would otherwise remain a not very startling reiteration of the Jekyll-Hyde theme complicated by stupid detectives...
Then they meet the real owner of the ship, Lord Furber of Author Bennett's beloved "Five Towns," rich beyond reason. Count Veruda has been merely an instrument of the moment, used to entice Miss Perkins, Mr. Sutherland, or both into his gruff old master's clutches. Follow many pages of mystery while Lord Furber, Mr. Sutherland, and certain members of the crew vie for the nimble Miss Perkins' favor; eventually comes to light Lord Furber's motive. It seems that Mr. Sutherland holds an option on Lallers, famed dressmaking establishment; that Lady Furber...