Word: strengthe
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...whole building would be painted one tint. Mural paintings are not uncommon, and from them alone has been learned much of what we know about the ancients. The red hand, a very common symbol, has been something of a puzzle. The suggestion has been made that it signifies strength, power, and mastery, and that it is the sign of some secret brotherhood...
...President replied: "It was in accord with basic truths of the universe that the signers of the Declaration of Independence declared their reliance upon the protection of a Divine Providence. Founded upon religion, our Government has derived strength and stability from the religious nature of its people...
...strength of the invading squad lies in its pitchers and the inner defense...
...Strength in Numbers. Since the organized workers of Britain have never before attempted united coercion, it was not generally realized last week how numerous and well coordinated are their ranks. Nowhere else, except in Soviet Russia, is trade unionism so firmly grounded. Last week it was estimated that as many able bodied workers are controlled, as to strikes, by the Trades Union Congress as there are men, women and children in New York City. The unionists operate, in normal times, virtually all the land and sea transport services, the mines, most heavy manufacturing and the building trades. Last week these...
...tenor voice was raised, singing "Mother Machree." After the last note there was a hush. Cullen's relatives filed out, lips quivering, grief-stricken. Wondering hospital attendants learned that the deceased, trained in a choir, often sang to his family of an evening, had wished to put his ebbing strength into a song of parting, as the wild swans are said...