Word: nosed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...warrior, statesman, sportsman, gentleman. Yet few pictures or statues of him suggest more than one side of his nature. In Artist Gilbert Stuart's famed portrait he is a gracious, handsome worthy. Other paintings depict him as a conventional, bewigged military man; a somewhat pompous dignitary. The Washington nose, thought too big for beauty, was usually modified. There was a keenness in the face, too, that most artists missed...
Neither the nose nor the keenness escaped Sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon (1740-1828), whose proud, grim marble bust is generally conceded to be the best, most expressive Washington likeness. U. S. patriots and artists were glad last week to hear that it had been purchased for a U.S. client by Manhattan Dealer Jonce I. McGurk, that it would soon be shipped to the U. S. Rumored buyers: John Davison Rockefeller Jr.; Percy Avery Rockefeller. Rumored price...
Died. Dr. Lafayette Page, 66, of Indianapolis, Ind., famed ear, nose & throat specialist, Wartime major; in Indianapolis...
Fred Warren Green, Governor of Michigan, flew to the horse races at Kalamazoo with a friend for pilot. Landing on the track, the plane hit a rut, was pitched on its nose in front of 7,000 Michiganders. Governor Green & friend climbed out unhurt...
...years ago, while he was still founder-president of the since-merged National City Bank of Chicago, Scot Forgan was approached by two young men about to start a new business. They wanted him to buy some of their stock at $25 the share. Looking down his straight strong nose, Banker Forgan declared he could buy no stock. Said he: "I'm just a poor mon and I wor-rk for a sollery...