Word: similars
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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TIME'S "Manhattan," "famed," "one," and similar expressions have long annoyed me. Why inform us that the daughter of "famed" brewery-owner John Smith has married "one" Jim Jones, or words to that effect? Why not just call the young man "Jim Jones" and let it go at that? More than likely he belongs to the same social strata of society as the lady he marries. Such terms sound snobbish and affected to unassuming American ears. And they do not sound like the best of English either...
...Hugh Jaynes, for 31 years proprietor of the People's Meat Market of Pierre, presented the President with a buffalo roast. The roast was certified as pure and wholesome by Game Warden O. H. Johnson. Mr. Jaynes had previously given President Roosevelt a similar buffalo roast, remembered that President Roosevelt had expressed keen enjoyment of it. A cowpuncher also presented the President with 18 Chinese pheasants, hoped that they would be served at the first Custer Park meal. ¶Though making frequent car-end appearances at various brief stops, the President said hardly a word, left greeting-acknowledgments largely...
Those who let the jaundice of an imperfect understanding color their views of university education should find here an excellent tonic. If 221 Seniors at Harvard are willing to consider seriously the intellectual advantages of a degree with honors, the number of those in America who would, under similar circumstances of inspiration and freedom, do the name is legion...
...Commission especially created to give them to her by Congress. The only alternative would be to let the whole matter drop officially, and for the U. S. to accept from France, from time to time, such individual payments as she may wish to give-payments similar to the $10,000,000 recently tendered by France and accepted by the U. S. "without prejudice to ratification" (TIME, March 14). Perhaps that was what foxy M. Poincaré had in mind last week when he crisply affirmed: "I expect to get better terms," and then would say no more...
...Polish Government officially despatched a note of similar tone to the Soviet Government. What would Moscow reply...