Word: paid
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile, by the Bay of Naples, the constant trickle of smoke which flutters over Vesuvius grew larger and darker. At night, there were lovely pink sparks which proved most titillating to U. S. tourists. Neapolitans, however, paid scant attention. No serious eruption was anticipated...
Professional hockey is a somewhat synthetic sport in the U. S. Publicity from newspapers, which have not many games to write about in winter, and the inherent virtues of the sport have made it popular; so much so that last year 1,350,000 persons paid to see games. The organization of hockey resembles that of professional baseball except that, rather than an arbitrary distinction between two leagues, there is a real distinction between two "groups" of a single league. The teams play intergroup games during the season; at the end of the season the leaders in each group play...
Geheimrat von Opel issued vigorous denials. But Berlin newsgatherers heard and published that the price paid by G. M. for Opel would...
...serious preparation for the closing game of the season with the Crimson Saturday. Players recently on the injured list are now rounding into shape, all the Blue squad participating in today's workout. Garvey and Decker are expected to play part of Saturday's game. Special attention was paid to the kicking department of the game, today, with all backs taking turns in punting...
Show People,* famed ones, William S. Hart, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Norma Talmadge, John Gilbert, Mae Murray, Rod La Rocque, Leatrice Joy, Aileen Pringle, Estelle Taylor, Claire Windsor were paid $7.50 (regular pay per day for extras) and given a good lunch by Marion Davies for showing their faces on her location. Only she and William Haines were in working clothes that day. taking the last scenes of a comedy about a girl who lets the movies swell her head. Hollywood directors distrust pictures that turn the camera on itself, believing illusion is an asset always more valuable than intimacy...