Word: predictions
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Heralded by a brief skirmish in yesterday's news, a major encounter of the coming Congressional session is sure to be the struggle between President Roosevelt and supporters of the veteran's bonus. Although cynical observers predict a victory for the ex-doughboys by the margin of three star-doughboys by the margin of three star-spangled banners and one bloody shirt, more hopeful commentators on the situation feel that Roosevelt, with Congress so predominantly Democratic, might be able to check their exorbitant demands on the national treasury...
...predict that if every human being of 45 or over would take sodium rhodanate, there would be a minimum increase of life of two years...
...Until last week that was the only political pronouncement the grey-eyed, gracious widow of Calvin Coolidge had made since his death. Last week before 1,500 applauding Massachusetts Republicans she appeared at Heaton Hall in swank Stockbridge to eulogize and hearten her State's Republican candidates, to predict for them a sweeping victory in next month's elections...
...difference of one nineth, one tenth, one fifth or whatever it is indicates that somebody has been carrying a little bit of Harvard's enthusiasm to the Great White Way. Not an awful lot of it has managed to seep through the gloomy reports that predict "probably no action" for Freddy Moseley on Saturday, but what has already leaked out might well be supplemented by a great deal more...
...twenty women, mothers of students, (it is even done to our mothers)... inspect the menus, talk to the students, eat in the dining halls about once a week, and offer suggestions to the management... Menus are so diversified that there is no sense of sameness. No one can predict what will be served on a particular day of the week except that fish will always be available on Fridays. At frequent intervals a special steak or chicken dinner is offered. Besides the regular menu there is always an elaborate extra order list at additional cost...