Word: saws
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Observers saw an attempt on General Obregon's life by the political opposition driven under cover by the failure of the recent revolt (TIME...
...place of a prize ring, an ice surface for hockey, a bicycle track and other floor devices with which Madison Square Garden is normally equipped of evenings, the customers saw dirt. Soft dirt where hapless riders might tumble unhurt. In the middle of the dirt they saw suave gentlemen in cutaways (afternoons) and evening clothes; judges of horses. Also "Dutch" White, professional ringmaster of many a horseshow, resplendent in a scarlet & gold suit...
James Stiilman, whom Wall Street cursed as an unapproachable legend of money power, had the gift to see himself as others saw him, and more. He saw exactly what he willed to do, and with almost as much preciseness what others planned. He had the trick of completing another's thoughts. That was at times embarrassing to him, for it gave him a reputation for wizardry which he disclaimed. Near his death, in 1918, he spoke again: " 'Twasn't the money we were after; 'twas the power. We were all playing for power...
Captain Noel has given us the whole story as he saw it, and then shows why and how Everest may be conquered in the near future. This book is not technical; rather it is meant for public interest, and above all it justifies the spirit of men who accept the challenge which to others may seem foolish...
...life of Paolo Strozzi, Italian painter. His lougings, his moods and inspirational moments, embroidered by Miss Earle's imagination, are as well presented as could be expected when it is an Englishwoman, cold and cultured, who tries to fathom the murky moods of an Italian who never once saw them in clear form himself...