Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...doctor, nor is he an invalid to whom the advancement of medicine would have had a special and intimate interest. A hale, hearty, portly man, much given to golf, a familiar in North Shore society, Mr. Smith is by profession a promoter. Yet it was a most appropriate thing for Mr. Smith to contribute to the cause of medical research. At present engaged in the accretion of wealth by promoting "Pepsodent," a dentifrice, Mr. Smith long ago made his fortune from a most beneficent bactericide which he called "Liquozone." This latter, a potion for internal consumption, consisted largely...
...eclipse. It was not the spectacle of the little moon lying like a black penny in the huge dead eye of the sun that astounded him; that, he is said to have remarked, was "a simple piece of mummery, duplicable with a candle and a franc piece." But the thing that amazed him was that men, by means of charts, dials and tubes to peer through, had calculated to an 'instant the occurrence of this entertainment. He began to study Astronomy. When, at 16, he entered the Paris Observatory, he had already written a volume on cosmography. With Aeronaut...
...this might not mean much, but to a moving-picture actress, already much in the public eye, it must be particularly distasteful. Of course, we may be thankful that the plot was discovered before any damage was done?except the publicity. But even so, there is danger that the thing will become an epidemic. That is, enterprising press agents, now that the jewel-theft scheme has pretty well worn out, may try to fake kidnapping plots and in that way get their employers' names in the paper...
Rapid in style as a circus poster, with about the same literary value; sound in doctrine because it is concerned with the concrete thing, the life of Christ, instead of the cloudy figuration, Christianity; unsound because it is totally uncritical, this book is an earnest attempt by Mr. Barton to make Christ in his own image...
...Combination eight is still having difficulty in getting together on the swing, and Coach Spuhn believes that the only thing to remedy this trouble is a long, hard workout twice each day. This crew is not getting the speed work that features the practice of the other boats, but a speeding up process in the last few days before the race will undoubtedly be productive of more result when the timing has become perfect. The presence of six Freshmen in the boat this year, and only two substitutes from the University squad has made the task of the 150-pound...