Word: sphere
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the lecture on Richard Brinsley Sheridan we leave the literary sphere of dignified New England Victorianism to visit the frivolous, frothy world of eighteenth century fashion...
...important in the day's news. But speaking of modern semi-miracles, I believe you should know of an instance which has transgressed your original pur pose. A busy, practical friend whom I esteem, had long since ceased to satisfy me that he still existed on this mundane sphere. But you induced me to take advantage of the offer to make a gift of TIME. So I sent you the name of my esteemed friend. I had almost forgotten the effect of your persuasiveness, until I received a letter the other day. TIME had resurrected the lost. Allow...
...Commissioner of Education (John James Tigert) asked questions of his statisticians and made a statement about that sphere of U. S. life upon which he was appointed to keep an eye. Figures...
...Shanghai, chief U. S. sphere, are 4,000 U. S. citizens; half of them businessmen and professional people. Last week, though Marshall Sun seemed doing his best to defend the Yang-kuei tze, he raised the customs duties at Shanghai, and the "Foreign Devil" had to pay the surcharge...
...Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey sold to Vacuum Oil Co. all its equipment and stores in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria. Vacuum Oil at the same time sold all its properties in Poland to Standard Oil of New Jersey. Neither will intrude in the other's sphere of influence, i. e., compete. Both are Standard Oil companies...