Word: particularities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Philadelphia Apiarist Joseph Rexer was arraigned in court, charged with keeping "vicious" bees. The plaintiff exhibited 1,000 dead snapdragons. Ruled the judge: "The courts are not prepared to hold that bees are generally vicious. ... It will be necessary for the plaintiff to show that particular bees were generally vicious...
These revealed orgies costing 30,000 marks per month at Berlin Storm Troop Headquarters, the hiring of expensive limousines with party funds and other extravagances which Adolf Hitler, a teetotaler, vegetarian and non-smoker ordered stopped. "In particular," enjoined gentle Adolf, "I would like every mother to be able to give her sons to the S. A. without fear that they would become more or less corrupted. I want to see the S. A. leaders men and not laughable monkeys...
...young man wanted to talk about jobs-in-particular while his elders on the platform wanted to give advice about jobs-in-general. That advice ranged all the way from Railroader Leonor Fresnel Loree's bitterly comic counsel, "find a permanent job and stick to it," to sincere attempts at appraising the future in specific fields. Excerpts...
...DeCasseres' business-like letter-head bears on one side the sweeping list of his products, "Books, Drama, Philosophy, Satiro", and on the other a long list of his published works none of the titles of which suggest any particular professional or personal interest in American institutions, except perhaps "The American Comedy" or "The Superman in America". But a man who could write "Love Letters of a Living Poet" May be permitted a catholicity of interests...
...noted for its forthright opinions. More than once during Depression Hearst-readers found a stinging Haney article sandwiched between the professional optimism of regular Hearst financial editors. Last week Professor Haney said: "I am widely known for my adverse criticism of the New Deal and of NRA in particular...