Word: misunderstood
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Publisher Bonfils & daughter were mutually devoted. She used to say, when his journalistic escapades aroused criticism: "Papa is so misunderstood." Last week she said: ''Papa's spirit directs the Denver Post today just as much as it did when he was sitting right here." According to Denver legend Helen Bonfils might have been married long ago but for her father "who chased away her suitors because he thought they wanted to marry for money." Denver socialites have snubbed her but last year she was admitted to the Junior League. She might have been a professional actress...
...When Ed's black New England sullenness was too much for the pretty school-teacher he was going to marry, Jen showed her how to get him over it. Her secret diplomacy got Lois May her chance to get away from the life she hated. When Olly felt misunderstood, Jen made him understand that he was not. When the Janowskis settled their squalling Polish brood on a neighboring farm, it was Jen's tolerance that kept the Shaw mind open until Stan Janowski proved his worth as a farmer. In spite of Jen's impregnable excellence Authoress...
...northwest. Said Commander Wiley: "Although my own inclination was to go west, he had as much or more information than I and his judgment was just as good as mine. . . ." Later, however, when the ship was heading east at sea, Captain McCord told him that a helmsman had misunderstood one of his orders. Instead of changing course by fifteen degrees, he had changed by fifty. Sometime thereafter the course was changed to west...
...quoting directly from the article" Robbins said, "nevertheless I consider it needless to say that we disagree with the attitude manifested by the CRIMSON editor in the editorial." It is clear that the purposes and aims of the National Students League and the Liberal Club of Harvard were misunderstood by the author of the article. We aim to discuss affairs of interest to the members of the Club, and those outsiders who may be interested, from a purely impartial view. I will not consider whether or not the editors of the CRIMSON deem Hitler's actions worthy of condemnation...
...appealing to the United States or anyone else. We are not a vassal state of America or any other country. We Japanese are poor propagandists, as you well know. That is why we are misunderstood...