Word: normale
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...there any normal father in all the land who was going to bribe a public official and imperil his reputation and character, who would select his only son to carry the bribe? The selection of that only son was the very indicia that the man who sent the money had nothing in his mind which was evil or corrupt. . . . Does a bribed official give or send to a briber a promissory note for the bribe...
...rails, up went sterling. On Saturday, a record was reached. The trading done on that day was only once exceeded in the history of the Exchange -on a Saturday, and that once in panic-time-the silver panic of 1906. It was not until 20 minutes after twelve noon, normal closing time, that the demented ticker, chattering, jabbering, scribbled the word "Close," marking the end of the day's operations, of a week of nationwide buying...
...Manhattan, the New York State Teachers' Association approved of usages recommended by the Simplified Spelling Board for gradual adoption in schoolbooks used by the State, reported that the simplified spelling movement had the support of 22 other State Teachers' Associations and of 173 universities, colleges, normal schools, including 19 state universities. Simplified spellers drop the superfluous "ough" from "through," "though," "bought"; the superfluous "ue" from "catalogue," "decalogue," "pedagogue," "monologue...
...difficulty with Bethlehem Steel would therefore appear to be mainly overcapitalization. Owing to Wartime prosperity and post-War mergers, the company has very considerably increased the amounts of its outstanding stock and bonds. Now, in normal times, it remains to be seen whether earnings will be large enough to pay dividends on the generous scale formerly practised...
...play Tiger Cats. He impersonates an "eminent neurologist" who hates his wife mentally and craves her physically. So sharp becomes the inner struggle that he shoots her in the second act. By the end of the evening, they have agreed that they love each other. From every normal point of view, it seems entirely probable that he will shoot her again in a week or two. As his aim grows progressively better with prac tice, he will no doubt succeed in killing her off before the year is out. Katherine Cornell gave to the part of the shallow, feline wife...