Word: skill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Parlor magic, unlike most other divisions of skill and science, is far from dominated by professionals. Unknown to the public are numberless amateurs. They play a game of baffle among themselves. Some 500 members, amateur and professional, of the Society of American Magicians (total membership about 1,650), held their annual convention last week in Manhattan and brotherly baffling was the order of the hour. The magicians dined and danced. Then, in secret session, they baffled each other and exchanged secrets about new or improved apparatus, magicianly "patter" (conversation) and humor, the art of distracting the attention of the tricked...
...same sanctum will remember that such an exhibition of contentment is a breach of fencing etiquette. It was in the observance of such by-laws of his game that M. Danguy made himself known as much as in his ability to give to others something of his own skill. He will be missed by those who knew him, and their good wishes follow him to his retirement...
Died. George T. Stallings, 63, of Haddock, Ga., oldtime baseballer, the man whose skill raised the Boston Braves from bottom to top of the National League in 1914, and won the World Series; at Haddock...
With Captain von Müller captured and safely interned, British papers saluted "the gallant commander who handled his ship with the skill of an accomplished sea officer and the courtesy of a chivalrous gentleman...
...passing off a certain number of pre-medical sciences during his course in college, but that is far from being the only purpose of his undergraduate training. Much beside accurate scientific knowledge is to be required of him by his profession. Familiarity with the ways of men and skill in interpreting personalities as well as a certain flexibility of temper are still the marks of a successful physician or surgeon. The oultivation of these qualities is still essential for his preparation...