Word: mattering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Coolidge sent a cable: "His Majesty, George V, Buckingham Palace, London-I am greatly pleased to learn of the distinct improvement of Your Majesty's health and trust that your complete convalescence will now be but a matter of a short time.-Calvin Coolidge...
...offered an amendment making private development of the power phase mandatory. The amendment was beaten, 53 to 24. Senator Borah offered an amendment making power development by the Government mandatory, but Senator Johnson persuaded him to withdraw it because it would invite a veto. The Senate finally left the matter optional with the Secretary of the Interior...
...matter of fact Gilbert ("Swankau") Frankau edited Britannia with the assistance of Mr. Price; but apparently his swanky little soul rejoiced in the title of GOVERNING DIRECTOR...
...made from corn stalks was rather perfervid. Yet enthusiasm was warranted. One to two tons of corn stover (stalks, leaves, husks) grow to an acre. Only a small percentage is good for silage. The rest rots, making a national waste of 100 to 150 million tons of good vegetable matter a year...
...Wood didn't wait to see why I made the play, but stood up and struck me," Mrs. Wood said. "As a matter of fact, it was really a fumble on my part...