Word: rocke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Near the edge, sticking up not of the water, was a rock with a big sign on it, saying "Definitions of Aggressors and Victims". Above it hung a limb of a tree; its sign saying "Freedom of The Seas, and Neutrality Rights." It was only a short jump, and the rock looked steady; so he gave a big leap. But the Rock of definitions was slippery with the scum of international Incidents his feet skidded; and he began to fall. Twisting he tried to catch the Limb of Neutral Rights above him. But then he noticed what had not been...
...process is a simple one. First the fossil area in the rock is polished with an abrasive wheel. The area is then treated with acid, and coated with a special nitro-cellulose solution. When this has dried, forming a tough film, it is 'peeled' off and retains a carbonized impression of every detail. It is estimated that 500 specimens can be made from a fossil an inch thick. The specimens can be made very cheaply and are indestructible under ordinary handling...
...heart the improvement of man. Indeed, if this be true, what doth one gain to seek the truth if it doth not lead to more than the impassive real. Better an illusion to raise man up than a truth which doth make him as spiritless as a rock. With my head much troubled by these thoughts, I out for a little walk...
Wintering at Slick Rock, N. C., Mrs. Calvin Coolidge slogged through a 14-in. snow fall, returned in disgust to Northampton, Mass...
Died. Harvey Parnell, 55, onetime (1928-32) Governor of Arkansas whose administration was characterized by the Arkansas House of Representatives as the "most corrupt since the days of Reconstruction"; of a heart ailment; in Little Rock...