Word: tens
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...days before Christmas the writer was looking over a large stock of cards which he wanted to send to friends and less than ten percent of these cards featured anything that had to do with the Christian tradition. This, The Coming of Christ, is by far and away the single event of greatest importance that has ever happened during all time...
...appreciate the publicity which our magazine receives through COLLEGE HUMOR. We are ready to resign from the MidWest Association rather than support its action against COLLEGE HUMOR, which we consider absolutely unwarranted." There are over one hundred college comics in the country and with the exception of less than ten per cent, we are enjoying close contact with all of them. . . . J. M. LANSINGER...
...served from six days to a year for violation of the prohibition act. The life sentence was imposed under the Baumes-like Michigan law which establishes four convictions as the test of a "habitual criminal" and sentences such criminals to life terms. Mrs. Miller has ten children, two grandchildren. Her husband is serving his first liquor-conviction sentence. Lest any feel that Mrs. Miller had been too severely punished. Dr. Clarence True Wilson, General Secretary of the Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals, spoke up for Methodism. Said he: "Our only regret is that the woman was not sentenced...
...Pedants, hairsplitting, accused Dr. Wilson of faulty grammar."He" should not be used after "one" "he or she" belongs to the "everyone will remove his or her hat" school of speech, and "offspring" serves for ten children as well as for one child, said they...
...present time, the scores in the various classes of the Massachusetts Squash League show that Harvard University is fifth out of six contestants in Class A, in which the Harvard Club leads. In Class B, the University leads a field of ten. In Class C, the University is next after the Freshmen and the Harvard Club, which are tied for first place among 12 entries...