Word: round
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Idlers, lacking cash, listened wistfully to screams and uproar creeping through crevices on the Argonne A. C. Mechanics Building, Boston. Outpouring spectators, still inarticulate with excitement, told them the foreigner had won. Robert Roberti, of Italy was knocked flat for the count of nine in the first round by Monte Munn, U. S.. onetime Nebraska legislator. But, Friday, 13, was unlucky for Munn: Roberti rose foggily, fought savagely, knocked out Munn in the 6th round...
...Round was the tribute, and warranted. John Jacob Abel, 70, has added many a stone to the house of human knowledge. His special field has been pharmacology, a branch that he has taught at Johns Hopkins since 1893. His researches led to the discovery and synthetic production of Adrenalin, drug that has a startling therapeutic action on the heart muscles.* It can often cause stopped hearts to beat. Only last year he succeeded in preparing insulin in crystalline form. His crystals seem to be the hormone necessary to maintain normal sugar balance in the body and to prevent diabetes...
...quota of envy. He is often seen edging, a few minutes late, into his box at polo, at the horseshow, at the theatre, at prizefights. Recognizing him at these events, casual acquaintances wonder when he finds time to do his work. They would probably fail to identify his round gay face of a somewhat sophisticated cherub with the intent, solemn, face which, late at night has been seen bending over Robert Clarkson's desk...
...what is the most discouraging thing is that Massachusetts and Louisiana are the only states attempting to remedy conditions," he went on to say. Dr. Danner then explained that his hopes for the future of lepers were very great as "Christian sympathy and modern science have joined in a round-the-world campaign to help the leper; governments are rallying to the need of preventing and curing leprosy. In my experience I do not recall that practical aid and comfort have come to lepers anywhere except directly or indirectly through Christian channels. Now, no matter where you look, governments...
...this story, Mr. Ervine has vividly painted the dirty forecastle of a square-rigger, the rotten pea soup and greasy pork, and the honors of serving under a "Blue Nose," who tied a boy to the mizzen fife for the whole of the time his ship was beating round the Horn. And not only at sea, but on land is the sailor's life vividly described in his dirty lodgings and carnal relations in a house of rather poor repute...