Word: well
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unnoticed demonstration of the perishability of men's dreams. The building had been put up as a "phalanstery" or communal living quarters for the North American Phalanx-one of the most successful of all the Socialist colonies which bloomed across the U.S. in the 19th Century. Never as well known as New England's famed Brook Farm, the Phalanx had lasted twice as long and prospered wonderfully. In its heyday, Horace Greeley, Charles Dana and Albert Brisbane (father of the late Arthur Brisbane) were all its ardent advocates...
...pointed to one of the huge, blasted air raid shelters. He said: 'During the war every bunker in Berlin had the words painted near its entrance: Ruhe bewahren, nicht drängen!-keep quiet, don't push. Those words we shall never forget. They have served us well during this blockade.' "If ever there are monuments raised to commemorate democracy's victory in the battle of Berlin, there are plenty of heroes to adorn them. In their weary, often grumbling and fumbling way, it was Berlin's plain people who won the battle-the people...
Words which General Lucius Clay had spoken at the height of the Berlin crisis last year might well be written on top of the briefs which the American delegation would take to Paris: "Anxiety or nervousness among Americans here is unbecoming." In Paris, the U.S. and allies would hold better cards than they had held at any time since Yalta; this time, they were determined not to throw them away...
Behind a glass door near the entrance to every apartment house in Paris sits a well-upholstered Cerberus who can purr contentedly or breathe fire at will. She (usually it is a she) is the Parisian concierge. Parisians call her La Pipelette, after Mme. Pipelet, a garrulous character in a popular French novel (The Mysteries of Paris). Paris knows her well, courts her favor, dreads and cherishes her power and protection. Last week, La Pipelette's very existence was threatened, and with it a bittersweet slice of Parisian life...
...bachelor who receives visitors at odd hours, La Pipelette can keep a discreet tongue in her head-for a consideration, of course. For the brave young couple on the fifth floor struggling along on nothing a year-well, La Pipelette might act as baby-sitter for one evening, and there would be no charge...