Word: progress
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ridicule. The glory of victory in this type of combat is indeed not of the strike-up-the-band manner; nor is it to be placed among any categories of the past. It is, like the contest itself, of more subtle stuff, and the exchange of thoughts and progress between universities is not the least of its merits...
...Allied War boats. Naturally the album contained other photographs. But these showed only what King Amanullah could see about him: the New Angora, a city of four, six and eight-story buildings, still raw and unlovely, yet proving that at last an Asiatic people is making swift, dynamic progress...
This experiment was many times repeated. Finally it was deemed safe for humans. French and Belgian physicians collaborated to inoculate the newborn, particularly those with tuberculous antecedents. Thousands of babies have been shot with B. C. G. in the last five years, and their progress carefully watched. Many of them were born and raised in a tuberculous environment, nursed by tuberculous mothers. Mortality has been cut down from the old average of 26% during the first year to 1%. The immunity so far has lasted four years and there were no deaths reported during that time. The vaccination itself...
...into their bones. Last month the case was presented before the Court of Chancery* to obtain a ruling on whether the statute applies to a disease which did not manifest itself until years after its inception. The hearing was set for September, but because of the rapid progress of the disease, and the destitute condition of the women, the case is being tried by the Essex County Circuit of the Supreme Court while still pending in chancery. There is little precedent to point the way legally. There is even less precedent to point the way medically. The Disease. From...
...noisy shadow of the Ninth Avenue L, at 47th street, Manhattan, there is a tiny grocery store bristling with progress. First glance reveals no striking difference from myriad other stores; glance two does. A placard reads: "Nothing in this store over 5 & 10 cents." There are other wall slogans: "Ordinarily we dislike seeing folks get in a Pickle but let us help you. There is no gamble about our Diced carrots." A lone cashier, for a dime, will dispense eggs by threes, bacon in strips of six, butter in quarters of a pound, anchovy paste, or vegetal buds...