Word: tides
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...visit of the Prince of Wales is therefore to signal, not so much the invisible, inaudible welding of Dutch and British ascendancy, as an attempt to strengthen the morale of the whites?to secure the whites against the "rising tide of color." Premier Hertzog, faced by this difficulty, doubtless feels a genuine welcome towards the symbol of empire, as he prepares to meet his Prince...
From my lofty pedestal of 85 years, I am looking down on you as probably a mere "kid" compared with myself. And I am going to read you a little sermon. Do not let the ever "Forward flowing tide of TIME roll back to any form of archaism such, my dear boy as you were guilty of in styling Governor Ferguson as the Governess of Texas. Please do not do it again...
Beat, the slow tide came in across the slippery stones; it drowned the dead mare's muzzle and sluggishly...
Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting visitors off the boat, and as a result it was nearly an hour late in sailing. Finally, an official of the Line pleaded that, if the boat did not catch the tide, the company would lose $15,000. Soon after this, the President Arthur weighed anchor...
...University was confronted with financial ruin. An appeal for aid was sent to an alumnus, Charles H. Lewis of Boston, a successful business man. On the stipulation that Norwich University became Lewis College, the Bostonian offered financial assistance to the poverty-stricken institution. This was accepted. It served to tide the school over the most trying period in its existence. Two years later, Mr. Lewis met business reverses. Fulfillment of his agreement in whole became impossible. In 1884, Lewis College again became Norwich University...