Word: mentioned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...long newspaper accounts of President Coolidge's award in the Tacna-Arica dispute neglected to mention the most interesting aspect of the whole matter. They failed to point out the economic background of the struggle. Two thirds of a century ago the desert provinces which later bred war and whose present place as a storm center of controversy was emphasized by the award, were regarded as worthless, and the boundary lines of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia in that territory were but roughly defined. Then the spread of scientific farming methods, and the inadequacy of the South American guano deposits...
...Canadian subscribers appreciate the courtesy of your front page of the issue of Feb. 9 bearing such an excellent sketch of our Canadian Premier, not to mention the splendid summary of matters political here under COMMONWEALTH heading; and while I am personally a supporter and admirer of the leader of the other great political party, the Rt Hon. Arthur Meighen, I would be glad to receive a press proof of the cut of MacKenzie King- following the example of the Fritz Kreisler "fan" from East Pittsburgh...
...surprised that your paper deems it necessary to mention the engagement and marriage of Fatty Arbuckle. You should leave that for your Gum Chewers' Sheets that you refer to so often...
...have taken place without exciting more than a ripple of interest from the Press. These traditional institutions from which many of the most important principles of the Constitution have been drawn, functioning regularly, efficiently, on schedule, and with the usual encouraging and even inspiring results, attracted only the merest mention in the daily papers...
...disappointed at seeing no mention of the game played New Year's Day at Honolulu in which Colorado U., traveling 3,000 miles to meet the University of Hawaii, bowed to defeat 13 to 0. . . . Hawaii scored twice in the - first half on an end run and a pass, spent the third quarter fighting off threatening short passes, hurled with deadly accuracy by Chilson, flashy Boulder half, and resumed the offensive in the fourth quarter. The work of Hawaii's line stood out, especially that of Jim Cruickshank, rated by all who have seen him as the best...