Word: quieter
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...night wears on the pace grows slower, the curses quieter. The old man stumbles with exhaustion. "No, no, no," he whispers over and over again to himself, "It cannot be, it cannot be." And the idiot beside him mutters, "Yes, nuncle; yes, nuncle...
...presents a new model; the Torpedo Type Speedster. With stainless steel exhaust pipes raking the hood and attractive racing car lines this car is certified to go more than a hundred miles an hour. The regular models are similar to last year, with improvements in riding comfort and a quieter motor. All models have Dual-Ratio control...
...less in jeopardy than old Samuel last week was young Samuel Jr. His arm still black-banded for the death of his wife last February, he hovered solicitously over his father, grinned at the Press, was quieter in court. Occasionally he stole a glance at the second row of the spectators' benches. There, straight and prim as a Quaker, sat his pretty mother. Last July she had followed her husband back from their European exile, travelling tourist class on the Majestic, announcing that she had come to stand by him. In Chicago she had abashed vociferous newshawks by gravely quoting...
...Soviet Ambassador Alexander Antonovich Troyanovsky, they included: Mary Pickford, Otto H. Kahn, Dolores Del Rio, Leopold Stokowski, Henry Seidel Canby, Lord Duveen, Frank Sullivan, Katharine Hepburn, the young ladies of the Ballet Russe, Charles A. Lindbergh and most of the Rockefellers. Most critics went back next morning for a quieter look at the best exhibition of stage decor and costume ever held in the U. S.: 700 costume plates, plans, drawings and illuminated stage models, tracing the development of theatre art from 16th Century Venice to Broadway 1933. Assembler of this art show was Lee Simonson...
...spite of the fact that the quieter side of life seems neglected in favor of the more progressive angles, this collection of articles is indeed extremely enjoyable and of interest in that it presents America through eyes which heretofore have seldom had a chance of vision...