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Word: reasonableness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Russia is a very easy country to find out about," he said, "as the government authorities are anxious to have you see their experiment. The difficulty lies in the facts themselves, as you will discover so many contrasts in them. The reason is that Russia has a primitive culture; there is much ignorance, drunkenness and superstition. On the other hand the new regime, consisting of a small minority of the population, is trying to infuse life with the most modern problem of politics. It is discouraging when you see what an enormous task the people have set themselves, because they...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BALDWIN FINDS RUSSIA INFUSED WITH NEW LIFE | 1/28/1928 | See Source »

...like comedy, especially the type in which I am playing now. It is meant for a small theatre, where the actors can be more intimate with the audience. When a contact of this kind is made, for some reason or the other the play always seems to go off much better...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ladies "Fail to Register" on Jokes Written in Golf Jargon Says Frank Craven--To "Stick to" His Drama Form Comedy | 1/26/1928 | See Source »

...reason for doing away with the old system of using the Weld course is that it was too far away from the University and too expensive after the cost of transportation, green fee, and initiation fee was computed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WELD GOLF PROPOSITION IS ABANDONED BY H. A. A. | 1/26/1928 | See Source »

...many women fall for this very reason. They think that all they have to do is to have a pretty face, get up and say a cute one or two, and then go draw a large salary at the end of the week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jane Cowl Surprised That Lines of "Road to Rome" Should Be Cut in Boston-Acting More Part of Women Than of Men | 1/25/1928 | See Source »

...down so many breakfasts now, or the pink and purple extravaganzas of Mr. Hearst should ever set the style for a nationwide press such as Mr. Villard imagines. If amalgamation will gloss over with a coat of standardized paint the more glaring sins of modern journalism, there is small reason to lament the passing of the multitude...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LO, THE POOR NEWSPAPER! | 1/24/1928 | See Source »

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