Word: spites
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...babyhood and the other's flaming youth. Also, because the mother, as a nightclub hostess, is in mulatto makeup much of the time. Because the story, de pending mostly on character, is a strong one, because the background is unusually well directed, the picture is worth seeing in spite of several long, slow dialog sequences. Best shot: Miss Dresser making the no-good slap her face to impress her daughter...
...worth) of radium was inserted in her nostril. The cord became detached. A sharp intake of breath popped the capsule into the throat, where it was swallowed. Purgatives were unavailing but after several days the capsule was located inside Mrs. Huey by Xray. An operation was undertaken, successfully. In spite of the capsule having remained in the body so long there was no sign of the severe intestinal burns which had been feared...
...risked a good deal putting the young man into a novel. And from the nature of the writing, it looks as if Mr. Crosby means to risk more yet and have a cinema Skippy. The result so far, however, is only added testimony to Skippy's greatness. In spite of a Plot and a Social Thesis, which Mr. Crosby has introduced because most novels have them, Skippy stays about the same. He does not get selfconscious, as proved by the fact that in 335 pages he only utters once the phrase for which he is most famed, "Always belittlin...
Last week the Cadets downed the Princeton riders 11 to 2 after the latter had looked impressive by defeating Pennsylvania Military College and Yale. In spite of the fact that Harvard won the National Indoor Inter-collegiate Polo Championship this winter, the present outdoor team is minus the services of the Clark brothers, so that the match bids fair to be a real test for the Crimson...
Coach Sharp is pleased with the way the team has shown up in practice so far this spring. Competition for every position has been very keen, and in spite of the loss of the Clark brothers the combination which faces West Point on Saturday will be at its maximum possible strength...