Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...perfectly satisfied with it and consider it the best thing of its kind published. What I cannot use or accept iI let alone...
...diagnosis he correct, wherefore be sorrowful? Perhaps the beauties of serene contemplation are lost upon Mr. Farrar completely, but certainly be fails to perceive the possibilities of such contemplation in the particular case of the American people. The present American frame of mind is hardly a thing to be admired; but its future is promising. It is not beyond the limits of the possible that the present American example of stupid boredom is but a transitional period of intertia, a static state of incubation, preparing the way for an eventual elevation to the heights of serene contemplation. To this...
...What do you thing of his violin, Mr. Ford...
...this sort of thing is unnecessary, if not a bit absurd, when there are any number of ways to eliminate it. The simple expedient of a sign erected for vehicles coming up Plympton street would serve admirably. What could be simpler: all north bound traffic mush come to a full stop before crossing Mount Auburn Street. This method is used successfully in many large cities, and requires only some boards, paint, and a not too lethargic police department to put it into operation. David N. Scoll...
...confirmed cynics know the annual hope that sees Congress reassemble. . It rises of itself. The childishness of men which thrills to "let's begin all over again", reacts to even so earthly a thing as American politics. Sometimes, too, pre-session rumors rouse the public to believe that something more than politics is to reign that some crusade has ardent champions. December brings not only Yuletide cheer, but also a holiday spirit toward politics; and a sense of possibilities...