Word: wands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...measures the success of the governing party, and that is its credit," Senator Wadsworth concluded. "Our credit is restored, for Liberty bonds are now selling above par. Our work, however, is only about two-thirds done. You cannot change night into day by a mere waving of the legislative wand. It is therefore that I hope the Republicans will be reelected this November, that they may continue their endeavors for another two years...
...essence, the committee's scheme is little more than a new flat money proposition. Congress waves its financial wand, and to the bonus is paid! Same-body gains; nobody loss now. Of course after election day, in two or three years perhaps, the certificates will have to be redeemed, but by that time everyone will have forgotten and the Republican gentleman from Maine, Ohio, or Pennsylvania, as the case may be, will still hold his accustomed seat, secure in the knowledge that the Legion is "back...
...course offered by the various correspondence schools should not be offered in our public libraries. Carefully mapped plans of reading dealing with special subjects should be prepared, so that a citizen would feel that he or she is actually receiving an education. Finally and above all, the magic wand of publicity should be applied. Let the libraries advertise their books their new courses, let their splendid opportunities be known to everyone. The life of a democracy hangs on the education of its people...