Word: quite
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thirty-three years ago he quit Elmira and advanced confidently upon Manhattan, to the offices of a Frank Richardson, then acting as the New York representative of many a country newspaper. Young Block became adept in garnering rich advertising contracts. By 1898 he felt able to start out in business for himself. Ten years later, he bought the Newark Star-Eagle at a receiver's sale for $235,000. It required all his savings in cash, some...
...quit because he wanted liberty-liberty to eat pie, all kinds of pie. This school founded its major premise on Tunney's shout in the office of a Wall Street broker, as he did a merry dance: "I am free, free. Yes, free to eat lemon meringue pie-or anything else for that matter...
...quit because he was afraid of going stark, staring mad. This school had faith in the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune. These potent papers quoted Tunney as he expanded on an incident which occurred while he was training for his second fight with Jack Dempsey...
...Edith, second daughter of the late Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1868 to 1882. For that sentimental reason he last week asked his King to accept his resignation. His resignation was without precedent. Heretofore archbishops of Canterbury, ever since Augustine first held that seat (597-605), have quit office only through orthodox murder or natural death. No religia-political pressure caused Dr. Davidson's decision; not even his double defeat by the House of Commons over his efforts to revise the Book of Common Prayer. He continues one of the brightest intellects in the House of Lords...
...Finn Malmgren, Swedish meteorologist, injured, with Capts Mariano & Zappi, pilot and navigator, quit Nobile camp, start to walk to land...