Word: shipwrecks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Madame," said an apostle of red tape, "as your husband was not drowned in a shipwreck, you have a right to only one-quarter of his salary for a pension. It is unfortunate for you that he was not drowned, as then you would have got three-quarters...
...Both theories may be applied to the same psychic phenomenon; a mother for example, awakes from a dream with the terrifying realization that her son has been drowned in a shipwreck. According to the spiritualist, the soul of the dead man passes over head and conveyed the impression; according to the telepathist, a strong impression in the mind of the drowning man the moment before his death, is communicated to the mind of his mother, thousands of miles away by telepathic thought transference...
...Elizabeth Sheridan will sing three songs of the Italian masters and a cantata by Ariosti called "The Shipwreck", an amusing example of descriptive composition...
...Whenever a nation or an individual reaches the point where, as a result of war or shipwreck or otherwise, immediate destruction is inevitable, assent to the idea expressed is natural and well-nigh universal. There are multitudes of people who believe that the fundamental and controlling doctrine of the nation's laws should be in accordance with the principles of the Holy Bible, and that every lawmaker and administrator should be compelled to endorse and practice its undeniable principle...
...falling back on a succession of cheap spectacularisms for much of his effect. Glimpses of the Moon. Money, you learn, is a comparatively essential factor to social success. The impecunious novelist and his impecunious spouse find their marital journeyings about the aristocratic globe are bringing them perilously near shipwreck. A little money arriving at the critical moment, however, saves the situation, and they don't get divorced after all. Bebe Daniels makes the wife as attractive as her part permits, and Nita Naldi is a convincing seductress. The picture differs from Edith Wharton's novel only in plot...