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Word: vigorousness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...subject could be more pertinent to the understanding and the criticism of modern American life and standards than that which has been chosen for the first of a series to be published on the general subject of journalism. Not only is it being discussed with a vigor and an interest that for the first time approach the intensity of news itself, but in a public that has been fed for twelve months on such hors-d'oevres as the Dempsey-Tunney fight, the death of Rudolph Valentino, Queen Marie, the Hall-Mills case, Aimee McPherson, President Coolidge's sportive antics...

Author: By J. F. Barnes ., | Title: Emotion and Curiosity | 2/17/1927 | See Source »

...even in the Government, but is the Secretary of the Communist Party. Trotzky, whatever you hear, will always be a factor. Since he is Commissioner of Concessions, we did most of our business with him. Even a prejudiced person cannot talk to him without realizing the enormous vigor and capacity of the man. He is a 'humdinger.' "I had made something of a study of Russia last spring on a trip with my father-in-law, Samuel M. Vauclain, of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and so Mr. Harriman suggested that my wife and I come along with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Well-Ordered | 2/14/1927 | See Source »

...work of the fund in combatting race I prejudice is undoubtedly praiseworthy as far it goes. Why an international student organization such as this professes to be should not carry on with equal vigor a war against religious prejudice, it is difficult to understand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT FRIENDSHIP FUND | 2/7/1927 | See Source »

...first view of something they had been hearing about from other cities: the Glorification of the U. S. Workingman by Max Kalish, sculptor. Rich men and poor men went, for a Detroit art critic told them: "He deals. . . in the human symbols for certain sterling human qualities-strength, vigor, integrity, the beauty of a well-knit body and the fundamental character essential to a good craftsman. . . . His bronzes . . . should appeal to a large audience in Detroit, a city where men of millions know the feel of an engine throttle and the heft of a tool." They saw a barrel-chested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: In Detroit | 1/31/1927 | See Source »

...Cornell is doubtless noisiest and most irreverent of college cheers, still it has a certain vigor about it that is attractive. The original form was 'Cor-Cor-Cornell! I yell! Cornell!', but to this an addition is very frequently made to cause it to run 'Cor-Cor-Cornell! I yell like H---l! Cornell!' It is needless to add that the female members of the University prefer for it as it stood originally...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson and Blue Oarsmen Inspired First Organized Cheers in College Sport--Early Cornell "Cry" Called Irreverent | 1/25/1927 | See Source »

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