Word: simon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bolivia is named, of course, after famed Simon Bolivar, deliverer of the South American continent from Spain...
...prehistoric splendor of the Chimu Empire, long, long before the great Imperial civilization of the Incas rose, to be conquered in later turn by Renaissance Spain. After three centuries of Spanish rule-galleons, slaves and sweated gold-romance in Peru was still at full tide. Only then came Simon Bolivar-hero of a continent-to end the Spanish rule of South America where it began, in Lima. In consequence Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Hoover can visit no South American capital whatsoever without finding, in some especially public place, a statue of BOLIVAR. Though born a Venezuelan his exploits included becoming President...
...debts of the Mercury are paid, said Editor Mencken; it is showing a profit. Advertisers are faithful and enthusiastic. Imitators of the magazine have turned up, but the Mercurians never fail to "distinguish between the simon pure article and the second best." All enemies have been overcome, even to the "wowsers" of Boston...
...Cowen Jr. '29 Le Pere W. D. Carter '31 L'Oncle E. S. Fetcher '31 La Jeune Fille Amee Beatrice Clough La Jeune Fille Cadette Helen Streeter Gringoire Louis XI Y. H. Buhler '20 Gringoire W. B. Cowen Jr. '29 Olivier-le-daim F. G. Shaw '31 Simon Fournier W. D. Carter '31 Loyse Laura Robbins Nicole Andrey Helen Streeter
Engaged. Ruth Brady, daughter of the late famed Manhattan financier James Cox Brady; to the Honorable Michael Simon Scott of London, brother and heir presumptive to John Scott, fourth Earl of Eldon...