Word: silver
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dodged and swerved along the crowded track. Derby hats, caps, fedoras and sombreros rolled by. Slick city men talked loudly. Rough desert men looked grim. The Bad Lands that the Indians call Malapai woke up as they had not awakened since Jim Butler's mule kicked open the silver vein that made Tonopah in 1900. They rattled and rumbled for 40 miles, to Weepah, a treeless place on the "bench" (foothill plateau) of the Silver Peak range...
From 1000 A. D. shrines and altars by the thousand were dedicated to Mary. To them the devout brought votive offerings, often silver and gold models of the man or the part of his body saved through the intervention of Mary.§ Those most devout reported that they had seen miracles, seen blood flowing from the statues of the Virgin, seen her eyes weeping in sorrow, seen her head lower or her hand raise in benediction. Over all Europe good Catholics lifted up their voices in "Ave Marias" as they counted out their prayers on well-worn rosaries...
...scholar belonging to the college shall wear any Gold or Silver Lace, cord or Edging upon their Hats, Jackets or any other Parts of their Cloathing, nor any Gold or Silver Brocades in the College or Town of Cambridge. Whoever shall offend against this law shall be fin'd not exceeding twenty Shillings...
...Bologna, observing the spasms caused in dead frogs' muscles by contact with mixed metals and moisture had deduced that the muscles contained electricity. Volta examined the theory of "galvanism" and traced electricity, not to the muscles, but to the mixed metals and moisture. He piled pairs of silver and zinc discs together, with moist cloths between and a wire connecting top and bottom discs-the first battery. Napoleon called him to Paris, sent him home laden with honors...
Soon the Chief was hopping and strutting gleefully with a silver-headed cane from Bond Street, presented by the Duke and Duchess. Grateful, he prepared for them a bowl of the sacred nectar kava, "by drinking which the Chief is brought near and like unto his people." When this potent beverage had been mixed, stirred, and the more solid ingredients pounded in a great bowl, the Chief personally strained it through a filter of woven bark, saying: "This make kava very nice. This take out all the grit." The Duke, no weakling, downed a huge swallow of kava. Thereafter, although...