Word: venuses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...making a most ambitious long distance flight. Mr. Condit, who sees elevating possibilities in the study of chemistry, has constructed an ingenious, gas-filled contrivance, which will project him permanently into the ether. For his destination, he has chosen rather than the conventional mars or the moon, the planet Venus where conditions are more nearly like those on earth, and more favorable for Professor Condit, whose doctors do not advise too great a change of climate...
...right side of Venus, he must start before March 6, and although the time may be profitably passed charging admission to his hangar, the Vernean scientist is disturbed by the obstinate weather. When pundits inform Condit that the friction of the air will melt the rocket and likewise the already ardent professor within, he smiles knowingly. When visitors asked him how he would return, it is reported that he answered, "Why cross bridges?" speaking, one presumes, metaphorically. The inhabitants of Miami, however, although they like Mr. Condit, fear he will come back to earth too speedily...
Taurus (bull), Apr. 21 to May 21, governed by Venus. The landed gentry and the contented plowman are typical Taurus folk. They are unimaginative, conservative creatures of habit. They make good friends and good homes. Some of them will become lazy and sensual. They are sturdy of body and should beware of heart and throat diseases. Under this sign were born Chauncey Mitchell Depew, Sir James Matthew Barrie, Sigmund Freud, Christopher Morley, William Guglielmo Marconi, Ulysses Simpson Grant, William Shakespeare...
...member of the Artists' Advisory Board. Believing the purpose was a dignified tribute to the memory of the great composer, I gladly accepted. ... I am now informed of... the competition for completing Schubert's masterpiece. . . . This seems, to me, like adding a pair of arms to the Venus of Milo. ... I request that my name be eliminated...
...Clemington Corson (distance swimmer, once Mille Gade of Denmark) talked about her profession in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a huge audience including royalty and Annette Kellerman, aging Australian "diving Venus." King Christian X of Denmark commanded Mrs. Corson's presence at his palace, listened to her description of swimming the English Channel, handed her a gold medal. Said she upon emerging from the audience chamber: "I cried from sheer...