Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...securely. Serious minded people have read an affront to the Royal Family and the empire into the cartoons of Max. It is undeniable that the artist stamps himself a plain boor for choosing such subjects, but, on the other hand, it is equally undeniable that Beerbohm intended no slight. He says in a letter to the Secretary of the Galleries : ". . . if the public is likely to read any shadow of seriousness into them, and accordingly regard them as unkind or disloyal, I think it will be well to avoid this misunderstanding by removing them...
...invention, the work of M. Belin, it is now possible to send and have delivered an autograph telegram. The sender of a telegram has only to write his message on a revolving cylinder covered with paper. Special ink is used which makes the words appear in slight relief; a delicate needle then strikes the obstacles made by the letters, is jerked upward and interrupts the electric circuit. These interruptions are all recorded at the other end and result in an exact copy of the written telegram. The machine is now being placed in all French telegraph and post offices...
Georges Barbot, who has accomplished such surprising feats with his miniature plane, will return to France convinced that the perils of flying are slight indeed compared with the dangers of landing in the American countryside. A fall left his little machine practically undamaged, but a single night at the mercy of souvenir hunters resulted in its utter ruin. Not only the wings but the engine were dissected and ravished away; and this patron of low-power craft finds himself robbed of his entire equipment...
...especially by those living at a distance; yet men who have attained the required rank may be trusted not to abuse the privilege. The inclusion of all of group 3, regardless of candidacy for distinction, removes a quibble which has caused annoyance and often injustice. It is only a slight extension, but it is definitely on the way toward greater freedom for those who have proved their ability to use it wisely. One other change, related to the Dean's List, has also been adopted this year undergraduates enrolled in courses of the upper group, "primarily for Graduates", will...
Zona Gale?"slight, delicate, pretty, shy but firm...