Word: ridded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Young people of today have not completely rid themselves of the belief that drinking is smart or cute. Our campaign will show them that this belief is erroneous...
...said he felt quite well, thank you. The War Department was not so sure. It was said the War Department was anxious to be rid of him because he had agitated for higher rank for his comrades in arms and prayer (TIME. Oct. 17). Upon this the War Department did not comment but ordered him to Walter Reed Hospital for examination. He went unwillingly-and last week Col. John T. Axton, Chief of Army Chaplains, was retired as of next April. Secretary of War Davis wrote him a letter expressing regret that he had been found "physically incapacitated for active...
...permanently, and at once. Rev. Black, married, father of three, quietly refused to leave, continued to occupy Zion's pulpit. In August the vestry, vexed, refused to pay Rev. Black further salary. Still the Rev. Black stayed on. People wondered why the vestry was so anxious to be rid of this pastor, why this pastor was so firm in his determination to stay...
...problem of opium has a direct bearing upon militarism. It is a patent fact that opium growing has become more extensive in the provinces. The country itself which nine years ago was almost rid of opium, is now the scene of a brisk smuggling trade that is protected by the militarists for the sake of the large revenue the opium trade yields. Lack of political unity is easily recognizable in china, tor while the Chinese have a remarkable solidarity, there is nevertheless, no well-articulated national feeling. The imperial government has been a mere figure-head to the far distant...
Captain Stayton paraphrased an imaginary income-taxpayer's reasoning: "'I want to get rid of these taxes. If the average man wants to drink beer and pay taxes on it, why, hell...