Word: momently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Seemingly the newsvendors thought this pleasantry excruciating. When decorum was at last restored. Lord Lee said, in dead earnest: "It would be foolish to pretend that at this moment all is as well as it should be or as it has been between England and America. But as one who has been in charge of the British Admiralty's policy and a member of the Cabinet, it seems to me that there is much that is unreal, even absurd, in this naval controversy...
Hearty newsvendor cheers burst forth as Lord Lee resumed his seat. Then as Mr. Houghton rose the assemblage stilled, mouse quiet. Perhaps words of moment to the Peace of the World were about to fall. Ponderously the American Ambassador drew a folded sheaf of papers from his breast pocket, smoothed them, cleared his throat, adjusted his tortoiseshells and began to read: ". . . seize with pleasure this occasion to express my profound respect for the British press . . . admirable tone, balance and sense . . . the American press partially superseded by the use of radio during our national campaign . . . auspicious occasion . . . heartfelt thanks...
...entrance examinations as an end rather than a means. To push students onward to the end a system of extensive academic review occupies the final third of the preparatory school year. Months of dummy scrimmage against ghosts of past college entrance tests, while valuable in the emergency of the moment, are poor preparation for college courses where examinations are more incidental, and individual initiative must replace careful management by instructors...
...first six months of 1929 Liberty guarantees a net paid circulation of 1,750,000; for the second six months 2,000,000. Bigger circulation means bigger paper bills; but the smaller page means smaller page bills; hence Liberty chooses a convenient moment for its change in format. "It will be the popular size," believes Liberty. "There is less room to waste on the library table...
...same moment it went back several years in movie methods. The sheer mass of ancient spectacle, so popular in the faraway days of Intolerance...