Word: reared
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...wagon to ignominious barter. The frowzy-whiskered junkman shifted about in his seat when a motorcycle policeman ordered him to the curb, fluttered two dirty palms in astonishment. The officer settled on a blue mattress as a hawk onto a mouse, prospected deeper into the indiscernible vagaries in the rear of a junk-wagon, retrieved the humble shoebag, departed triumphantly with it for its heartbroken owner - one Peter Audaim - after informing the surprised junkman that within it was concealed $1,200, Peter's life savings but recently drawn from the bank. The single clue to the identity...
...fashioned it, providing also a film specially sensitized to record light at the infra-red (long wave, dull light) end of the spectrum, a film taking exposures nine inches square, 100 exposures to a roll. Lieut. George W. Goddard will soon have the camera mounted in the rear cockpit of his plane, at the flying post in Dayton, Ohio, with a heating apparatus around it to protect it from the 80°-below zero weather of 35,000 feet aloft. Then he will ascend, take panoramic views showing 318 miles of earth at once, with little blotches for great cities...
...golf that Jones set himself to play, the picture golf of his qualifying round. It was assured, brilliant, dependable- not fabulous. Hagen, that master of tensions, came along in the rear, looking to see what was wanted. In the morning he saw that Jones wanted two strokes to be even with Watrous. At the 9th hole in the afternoon he still wanted them. At the 18th hole, the 144th hole of the match, Jones had them, and two more beside. His final score was 291. Watrous had taken 293. And to tie the winning score on the last hole Hagen...
...Phillips Brooks House spread will be held in the rear of Hollis Hall, instead of behind Holworthy Hall, where it was held last year. A record number have already bought tickets, and admission will be sold at the gates. The tickets cost $1.25, and only a very few are still...
...Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson LL.D...