Word: unpleasanter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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He proposes shortly to issue these red hot corruption stories in mimeograph form to 1,000 newspapers. He figures that at least one paper will print the stories and that then the others will follow, not daring to be scooped. Said he: "Newspapers are now largely purveyors of merchandise. Naturally...
The President had picked an opportune minute to rap the Senate, for the reputation of Francis J. Heney is unpleasant in several particulars. California papers were quick to retell the story of "San Francisco's reign of terror." A rich man, Adolph Spreckles, animated by vanity or patriotic zeal...
"Great captains of industry are the saints of our modern religion. They may be as personally unpleasant as many of the old saints but their mechanistic outlook dominates the world today, and especially America."
On arrival at Berlin, the ladies took their case to responsible quarters and the upshot of the unpleasant experience was that U. S. Ambassador Houghton called upon Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann and brought the matter to his attention. The latter promised to investigate.
"Furthermore," Major Moore continued, "under the present conditions well over 200 men take part in boxing, and Coach Shevlin is able to give them all his attention. If the sport were made intercollegiate he would have to concentrate in developing just a few boxers to form the team, and those...