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Word: stately (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Detour, construction ahead! or--pass at your own risk, soft shoulders; it rests with the Gods just when the tortuous stream of steaming tar that winds its devious way about the yard may come of age and sink back into that desirable state of intractable resistance. The new "Route 208" or the recommended Socony medium of travel between Widener and wherever you intend to go, represents a new era in the development of the historic old yard; a graceful bow to the commercialism of the present day in the form of laundry, pressing and cleaning, delivery wagons of all sizes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "DETOUR" | 9/21/1929 | See Source »

...units will have highly organized activities which are being worked out at present by Professors Greenough and Coolidge, who will be in charge of the first two houses which are now under construction. Thus one can easily see that it will be a change from social disorganization to a state of high social organization...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE WOLF IN THE LAMB'S SKIN | 9/20/1929 | See Source »

...often called to the attention of Harvard men that one of the greatest and most important facilities offered them is a practically unrivaled group of libraries. Having undoubtedly the most comprehensive and complete university library in the world, rating fifth in size even with state institutions, it offers one of the strongest inducements to prospective Harvard students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIBRARY FACILITIES | 9/19/1929 | See Source »

...State Prison at Windsor, Ontario, Clarence Adams played dead by self-hypnotism, a friend "embalmed" him, accomplices outside got the coffin, released...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: How To Break Prison | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...Michigan's State Prison two keepers were R. Irving Latimer's obstacles. He poisoned them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: How To Break Prison | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

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