Word: successes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...result of the success of its present Wednesday night series of radio talks, the Harvard Guardian yesterday announced a new half-hour program over WNAC and eleven associated stations of the Yankee Network on Monday, March 22, from 9:30 to 10:00 o'clock in the evening. The new feature will present Seymour E. Harris '20, associate professor of Economics, Richard V. Gilbert '23, instructor in Economics, and John K. Galbraith, instructor in Economics, in a symposium on "The Prospects and Dangers of a New Business Room...
While the N.Y.K. strikers went off to their temples to pray for success, Osaka night spots welcomed back from a Buddhist temple the town's most popular Geisha girls. For eight days they had sit-down-struck, huddling at a temple in the hills, taking an icy "purification bath" nude each morning in the forest, then kneeling on hard, cold rocks for half an hour as they prayed for success. Such rigors were too much for Geisha Fukuko Miyamoto who slipped away one morning to the cosy town where, gnawed by pangs of remorse, she poisoned herself and died...
...well to make the paper as far as possible original. . . . To imitate only some such leading journal as the New York World which is undoubtedly the best paper of that class to which the Examiner belongs -that class which appeals to the people and which depends for its success upon enterprise, energy and a certain startling originality and not upon the wisdom of its political opinions or the lofty style of its editorials. . . Illustrations attract the eye and stimulate the imagination of the masses and materially aid the comprehension of an unaccustomed reader and thus are of particular importance...
...Julia was out of his class when it came to acting; but he had very definite ideas about a career, proceeded to fit her in. He saved money, borrowed some more, started their own London company with Julia as star. When they bought their own theatre they hit a success after two failures, went on from there. And he allowed Julia to marry him, even became quite fond of her. Julia's passion for Michael finally died a natural death. Her Maughamish reaction to the realization that she no longer loved her husband was to stretch, sigh with relief...
...neighboring town he saw her again. This time she had tried to commit suicide. When she lost her job Dr. David took care of her, finally brought her home as governess for his little boy, who was very sensitive. Leni, for that was her name, was a great success with the little boy, but did not make a hit with Mrs. Newcome. Mrs. Newcome hated music; Leni loved it, and the doctor encouraged her to play the piano. Not even readers were much surprised when Dr. David and Leni fell in love, though...