Word: sea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When Her Majesty arrived at Bognor-on-Sea, where George V is recovering from pneumonia, her purchases were quietly and enigmatically stowed away...
William McAndrew, refugee from stormy political seas as a onetime Super intendent of Schools in Chicago, recently suggested belladonna plasters for seasickness. As editor of the Educational Review he was mindful of a current propensity among patient pedagogs for elaborate research and profound tabulations. Placing his tongue ever so slightly in his cheek, Dr. McAndrew tabulated his belladonna-plasters-for-seasickness research as follows: Number reporting having used bella donna plasters..............6 Number reporting having escaped from sea sickness..........6 Median.................................................................................................6 Correlation............................................................................Per cent. 100 Number seen by me who said they were wearing 'em...........5 Number...
Discretion got the upper hand over his enthusiasm before it was too late to catch the last train back to Boston, and the evening was spent quietly reading a South Sea island story in his suite in the tower of Memorial Hall. So the annual fever has come and gone and left only a few bruises and the regret that he had not had the sense to buy earmuffs...
...Adams is a descendant of one of the oldest sea-faring families of America and numbers two presidents among his ancestors. He was born in 1866 in Quincy and graduated from Harvard in 1888 as president of his class. Since then he has achieved distinction in many walks of life. Long an authority on yachting, he won fame as skipper of the Resolute in 1920 in the race against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV. He has been conspicuous as well in the business world, and is at present trustee or director of more than 50 different corporations...
...have been many distinguished public men, two of whom were presidents of the United States. And recently it was divulged that President Cleveland extended an invitation to his father, for the very post which the son is now to fill. Thus Mr. Adams, who inherits both love for the sea and alrllity in administration, is more than fitted for his new work. Incidentally he will probably be the only man from New England to be chosen for the cabinet. That his appointment should be as secretary to the navy department is altogether proper, in the light of this section...