Word: matters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Bluebeard") Bonnet; City Hall, once a branch of the Bank of the United States which Andy Jackson and Henry Clay rowed about; Miles Brewton House (1765), where Lord Cornwallis once stayed during the Revolution. Razed was a row of ancient shells where legend places the public slave market-a matter of sore denial by Charleston historians, who say Charleston's slaves were sold in decent privacy. Unscathed save for their gardens were the mansions along South Battery, many now owned by Northerners. Storm-conscious Harry Hopkins found, when he arrived to direct Government aid, that the damage countable...
Since last spring many visitors to Czechoslovakia have reported one thing, Every Czech, high and low, with whom they talked-and President Eduard Benes gave scores of audiences-declared in substance with passionate conviction: "Even if our allies fail us, no matter if we are left to face overwhelming odds and certain defeat, nevertheless Czechoslovakia will fight rather than yield...
...dear Reich Chancellor," rejoined Mr. Chamberlain in cold British wrath, ". . . Since the acceptance or refusal of Your Excellency's proposal is now a matter for the Czechoslovak Government to decide, I do not see how I can perform any further service here. ... I propose, therefore, to return to England. . . . Yours faithfully...
...many a smoker, however, this facetious advice may be unnecessary, since many a doctor has come to the conclusion that, no matter what else it may do to you, smoking does not injure the heart of a healthy person. According to the New York State Journal of Medicine, laboratory rats injected with nicotine showed fewer heart lesions over a period of six months than did rats injected with plain saltwater...
...express regret that stu- dents in Harvard College have been reported as having interfered with the American Legion parade Thursday evening. As yet no complaint or statement as to what actually took place has been lodged with the collage authorities by the police or members of the Legion. The matter is being carefully investigated by the University, with a view to taking disciplinary action. I have personally conveyed my regrets for the incident to the Commander of the Cambridge post of the American Legion...