Word: propheteering
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sneered El Excelsior of Mexico City: "In one word, as if by witchcraft. . . . Governor Tejeda becomes as crafty a boss as ever was produced by the Asiatic continent . . . absolute sovereign over all property in Veracruz, a stupendous miracle which would have made Mahomet the prophet envious...
...away to an optimism which will deny the possibility of Britain descending to the status of a lesser power, nor does it inspire him with the sort of Anglophilism which says that the English gentleman is the highest example of human civilization. In all he is not a prophet; he has merely made an admirable study of the British national character and psychology, and has shown himself to be a perfect traveler, an amusing raconteur, and a sound and forceful critic...
...French banks have advised against the dollar and French newspapers have attacked it,* recalled the Beaverbrook Evening Standard as his new friendliness flowered, "but American business character today is strong and good. . . . We say, therefore ... to the American people ... in the words of the prophet, Nahum, 'Keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.' And we say too: 'May God's blessing go with...
...wife Fedora, has just been robbed of a fortune in stocks & bonds. Ambitious Rustic Trux calls attention to himself by prophesying, from a bit of the man's handwriting, who the thief would turn out to be. Though his clairvoyant accusation carries no legal weight, subsequent tests confirm his prophetic powers. He is taken up as a curiosity by Millionaire Bassan, falls in love with vampirish Fedora, prophesies her husband's death. Bassan dies, not according to prophetic schedule, but largely because of Fedora's diablerie, ahead of time. Prophet Trux, for vanity's sake and feline Fedora, for caution...
Briand: My good friend Stresemann, I am not a prophet but I truly think there are two things history will not say; that this time, France was the aggressor, or that Belgium invaded Germany. (Hilarity from Herr Stresemann...