Word: modernize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...next William Beloen Noble Lecture on the general subject of the "Dectrine of God" will be delivered by the Reverend W. R. Matthews, M.A., D.D., Dean of King's College, will be "Suggestions Toward a Modern Christian Theism" on Friday at 8 o'clock in Emerson...
...Basket Makers are the earliest inhabitants of the Southwest of whom archeologists have any exact knowledge. They date back from 3,000 to 10,000 years. Their material culture differed considerably from that of later Indians. The chief interest of these Basket Makers for modern science lies in the fact that they were probably the first people in the United States to practice systematized agriculture. They cultivated a very primitive variety of corn from which it is believed maize is derived...
Contented Australian Nationalists took the opposite view and praised their smart Prime Minister, sleek Stanley Melbourne Bruce, who is so modern that he has a private airplane garage in his basement and frequently flies forth...
What the Parents' Exposition lacked was an adequate demonstration of methods actually practiced by conscientious modern mothers. The nearest approach to this was a Co-operative Consultation booth, where parents were urged by a sign to "Come in and talk it over." Individual problems were discussed and sound advice given. But, for conciseness, nothing at the exposition equalled the remark which one charming modern mother made as she was leaving the Grand Central Palace: "What do I do with my little boy? Practically nothing. I read to him and he reads to me. I play games with him. When...
...father, Colyumist Hope of the New York Herald-Tribune. Though his verse falls far short of Lewis Carroll's the narrative (packed as it is with social & political quips, flagrant puns and rare etymology) does credit to the English mathematician, and surpasses in satire more serious-minded modern U. S. Jeremiads. So also Rea Irvin's illustrations, which are excellently done...