Word: silver
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...alleged that on at least one occasion his wit came to the rescue of his timidity where royalty was concerned. Frederik VII, grandson of Andersen's original benefactor, Frederik VI, challenged the aged fabulist to a drinking bout. He accepted, but bribed a royal servitor to fill the silver cup passed to him with water. Some hours later, Frederik, by then in no mood to be trifled with, detected the fraud. '"Cheat! Will you pledge your King in water...
Last week he sent Minister of Commerce, Doktor Hans Schuerff, out to Graz, second largest city of Austria, to bestow a silver medal of the same order upon the head of its Chamber of Commerce...
Last night at a farewell dinner tendered to Thomas J. Campbell '12 by 30 University sports managers, a set of silver cups was presented to the departing coach. Mr. Campbell expressed his appreciation of the dinner and presentation and stated his regret at leaving the University...
...Briand's luggage, as he departed from London after signing the Locarno Treaties (see INTERNATIONAL), nestled a silver loving cup, the gift of Sir Austen Chamberlain. Engraved upon it were the words, A mon ami, Aristide Briand. Souvenir de Locarno. With a sigh, M. Briand quitted the scene of his greatest triumph; rushed home to Paris where his newly formed Government (TIME, Dec. 7) has none too many friends. Within a few short hours he was engaged in fighting what he himself described as the most desperate battle of his political career...
...Deacon. A benign and silver haired old sinner has been made the hero of this play. As played to perfection by Berton Churchill he will unquestionably be much loved of the masses. You understand, of course, he is not really and forever wicked...