Word: mined
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...grows. Yes, he grows. I have just been reading of the time he had. I read one of the most recent books on Lincoln two years ago. It was rather an account of the trouble he had with Generals and politicians during the war. They were worse than mine. They were...
...have clipped out that absurd dialogue and sent it to a friend of mine at Baliot All England should enjoy a loud laugh at our expense. They are the wittiest race on earth, and Johnny Harvard was of them. Fill him up a glass. WALTER CLINE...
...author of The Blind Bow-Boy is a tall, slim, white-haired, slightly florid young man of middle age. I have often observed him, have corresponded with him, but have never consciously spoken to him. I should have a constant fear that he would ruin some pet illusion of mine by a vagrant flippancy?and that I should be tempted to attempt to knock him down where he stood. Yet from all accounts Carl Van Vechten is a charming fellow. He is fond of cats (as the world reading his books knows). He has lived much on the Continent...
...embarked upon a pugilistic career. But his throat was better than his knuckles. Instead of the pugilistic reputation that would have got him large pay, he encountered mostly hard punchings. His own blows were weak, his opponents' blows painful. He decided that the prize ring was no mine of gold...
...anthracite wage contract between the United Mine Workers and the operators was officially signed after the representatives of both parties had lunched with Governor Pinchot at his home at Milford, Pa. The anthracite strike is over. The miners have a 10% increase in wages, an eight-hour day, but no checkoff...