Word: petted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...McPherson, born near Ingersoll, Ontario, in 1890, ran away from home in 1907 (at 17) to accompany one Robert Semple, evangelist. They barnstormed the tabernacles of Canada, China, Australia. The man died in 1911-a month before Roberta Star Semple was born. The widow pet-named her baby "Star of the East...
...wife. Calpurnia thanks her "for providing me with such an excellent excuse to exercise freely whatever poor talents I possess." The nature of these talents is reflected in Cleopatra's diary: "Received this morning a jar of preserved roses from Calpurnia. Fed it to my little pet rabbit. . . . Buried my little pet rabbit...
...stump in the rear of the temporary White House is the temporary home of Rebecca, pet presidential raccoon. One day last week Rebecca vanished. Attachés called "Rebecca! Rebecca!" Located, eventually, in a neighboring yard, Rebecca hopped from tree to tree while pursuers rushed from trunk to trunk. After two hours Rebecca, tired, permitted herself to be captured...
...most recent outstanding U. S.-Canadian relationship was the movement to arrange a reciprocal tariff agreement with Canada (1911) by which each country would lower its protective tariff duties on the other's products. Canadian reciprocity was a pet issue of William Howard Taft, the measure was passed in the U. S. Congress by a combination of Democratic and Republican votes and injured President Taft with many members of his own party. The President's victory was then made to appear somewhat futile when the Canadians overthrew the Laurier Liberal government, which supported the reciprocity movement...
While the pet lay stark under ether anesthesia. Dr. Hartman maneuvered a pair of long, thin forceps down the animal's throat until he caught hold of the splinter of bone. Fifteen minutes of delicate, painstaking work, and the bone came out. The dog, although greatly weakened by the ordeal, will recover...