Word: skillfull
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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"Professor Wyman has established a museum of comparative anatomy; and Professor Agassiz has also a museum, of which the fish collection is superior to that of the British Museum or the Jardin des Plantes, owing to the immense labors of the professor in Brazil. Asa Gray is the Professor of...
"Le Maitre des Forges," by Georges Ohnet, is an unblushingly melodramatic tale of love between noblesse and bourgeoisie, and the dire effects of pride. The heaviness of the plot is compensated for, however, by skillful acting, pleasing repartee for those who can understand it, and a delightful delineation of a...
Sherrill, "might also allow the de-velopment of a form of dangerous racketeering in the promotion of consumer co-operatives at the hands of unscrupulous and skillful demagogs." Another "public interest" discussed by the retailers was the rapid rise in installment selling. While total dry goods sales last year were...
"Reflected Glory" means Tallulsh Bankhead's glory reflected upon Tallulah Bankhead. Most commendably, however, Miss Bankhead's star is made to shine, not through the familiar expedient of excluding capable support, but rather through the skillful writing of George Kelly, with the maximum of adaptation to the peculiar talents of...
In his long, successful career, Artist Copley never lacked money. Born when Boston was the most prosperous city in North America, his childish bent for drawing was encouraged by his stepfather, Schoolmaster Peter Pelham, whose shingle advertised: "Reading, Writing, Needlework, Dancing, and the Art of Painting upon Glass." Peter Pelham...