Word: successful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week in the hour of his success Senator Wheeler reiterated his oft expressed opinion...
...concentration. There are however, a great many fields which ignore such a requirement altogether. It may not be the duty of a civil engineer or an export botanist to be fully acquainted with the Bible. There may be other things that are more important in his preparation for future success. But such a requirement, if it were carried through every department, could not fail to aid in that rounding out and broadening which is essential to every man of vision, no matter what his profession. People have been making fun of the Bible too long...
...praise last week for "Three Faces East" which was a bully good secret service picture. That sort of thing is apt to be either very obvious or very much involved in movie form, but the almost perfect acting of Clive Brooke and Jette Gondal made this famous stage success tremendously exciting...
...height of the Argosy's success, Mr. Munsey first fingered the newspaper business by starting a tabloid, the New York Daily Continent. It died quickly and was unceremoniously buried. The day of tabloids was not yet. Ten years later Mr. Munsey?now rich by reason of chain groceries and fortunate buying of U. S. Steel Common besides prosperous publishing?bought the Washington Times, and here began an unsuccessful period of experimentation. As Mr. Munsey expressed his dream...
...This difficulty over the prize song is not a new one," Mr. Woodworth continued. "In 1921 Harvard protested the prize song on the ground of its musical inferiority. At that time there were only eight clubs competing and Harvard's withdrawal would have seriously prejudiced the success of the concert. Because of this Harvard agreed to compete, with the understanding that the prize song in the future have the approval of every contesting club. This understanding with reference to unanimous consent was incorporated in the rules and regulations of the Corporation...