Word: soiling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...made victory possible." In a sense (not his), this is of course true. But why is should afford him ground for self-congratulation I am at a loss to conceive. Small thanks to him, or to La Follette and the rest, if our troops ever set foot on French soil. Meanwhile he belittles the dead of France...
...sure, wholesale acceptance of French, or any other, novels is not to be advocated any more than a wholesale abandonment of all censorship of the "Movies". It is as necessary to keep down the weeds as it is to cultivate the rightful heirs of the soil. But in keeping down the weeds, it is equally important to be sure not to stifle any legitimate flower, an incipient "classic...
...Sausages were formerly supposed to be the chief source of botulism, but it is now known that botulinus exists everywhere in nature and that its natural home is in the soil. It is found in the greatest abundance in soil that has never been cultivated...
...traditional Englishman visiting America left one of our small New England cities in disgust. He said they were having some sort of bally reunion and every hotel in the deuced place was so full of returning sons of the soil that a chap couldn't find room to sleep on the floor. He could not make anything out of it. Why should a man travel half across a continent to re-visit a town just because he happened to be born there...
...property of the University, covers a large acreage in Jamaica Plain. It is devoted to experiment with trees and flowering shrubs; a large collection has been gathered from all parts of the world, for the purpose of determining which types are adapted to growth in the New England soil and climate. As a result of these investigations, the staff of the Arboretum has been able to offer real assistance to nurserymen and private growers in the vicinity, and has succeeded in introducing several new specimens of trees and shrubs to this region of the country. It is of great value...