Word: unexpectedness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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We pride ourselves on the fact that a moral can be very profitably extracted from our undignified departure from serious journalism in yesterday's issue. The old adage concerning not believing all one hears was nicely illustrated. Further, more, such unwarranted generosity and unexpected benevolence on the part of the...
Evidences of quaint drollery, subtle humor, and even boisterous merriment in some of the most austere Victorians are aptly shown in this week's Widener room display of original and unpublished manuscripts. A number of rare pieces by famous nineteenth century authors are on exhibition which give an insight into...
Even Thackeray, most generally known by the grave morality of Vanity Fair, did not seem to disdain a coarser style in his personal correspondence. There is a letter in the collection addressed to one Carmichael Smyth, giving the news of Thackeray's return to England. The author has illustrated it...
The change, although unexpected, nevertheless failed to elicit selling except to a minor extent in the bond market. It was generally taken to indicate the end of the period of very easy money which has prevailed in Manhattan since last summer; and also the long way that financial and industrial...
Slowly the crowds trickle towards the nations capital, greeted by an unexpected termination of the warm spell that makes it very easy to "Keep Cool With Coolidge." The Washington shops have retaliated for the program of "simplicity" and "economy" by breaking precedent to the extent of keeping open on Inauguration...