Word: thirdly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Endurance Attempts. Of a flock of aspirants towards new refueling endurance records, one at Houston, Texas, another at Shreveport, La., each managed to keep aloft more than 100 hours last week. A third, a Curtiss-Robertsoh at St. Louis, had been up more than 200 hours, flew on into this week hopeful of passing the 246-hour record...
...Dawes's handling of the Vintners' massy, golden wassail cup. Brimming with stout English sack specially brewed of old sherry and spices the Vintners' Cup was supposed to be deeply quaffed in sociable succession, first by Toastmaster the sporting Earl of Derby, second by Ambassador Dawes, third by jovial Publisher-Peer Lord Riddell, finally by the company at large after suitable replenishments. But when Lord Derby had drunk ceremoniously and passed the cup, Teetotaler Dawes pursed his firm lips, brushed the Vintners' chalice against them for less than a second, then swiftly passed...
Full up as she was last week the Bremen carried 800 first class passengers, 300 second, 500 tourist third, and 600 third. She is the fourth largest, the third longest, the fastest ship in the world...
Other folly-stoopers in the story are Aunt Agatha, still mourning in a third-story back bedroom because she was "betrayed by a Southern gentleman who moved in the best circles but was married already"; and Mrs. Dalrymple, divorced for infidelity. She "looked as much like a king's mistress as if she had stepped straight out of profane history, had been obliged to seek moral climes more congenial in profligate Europe...
...times out of the game for illness this season, last week strained himself charging after a fly. Pitcher Herbert Pennock, after a career of some 15 years, was almost useless during the first part of the season. None of the other clubs have much chance of finishing better than third, unless the Yankees' rate of decay becomes unduly accelerated...