Word: whole
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...realize the life-saving possibilities of steel cars, that man still fought on, though in failing health; but he had hardly given up the hope of rebuilding his plant before a little French doctor, who had attended his wife in New England, recommended a diet of thoroughly cooked whole wheat. In chewing, the bran of the wheat held together while the starch was squeezed out, and Mr. Perky argued that such an excellent food should be made more palatable. That reasoning was the direct cause of shredded wheat...
...follows: The 1930 population will be divided by 435 (number of representatives) giving average population for each congressional district. Each state is granted one representative, in accordance with the Constitution. The average district population for the country is divided into the population of each state, giving the number of whole districts for each state. Then the 387 seats remaining after each state has been allotted one seat are distributed according to these whole districts. After the population of the state is divided by the average district population, there will be a remainder which will be a fraction of the state...
...learned scholar who contributed to your columns yesterday has given us a working foundation for solving the weighty issue of the Junior Prom. He decided that the constituency of the 1929 affair was representative of the class as a whole, but that at the same time the grand total of those whom he would like to consider representative was negligible. Now although such a conclusion may sound facetious, there is a chance that it may be mathematically possible. To get at the truth, why not conduct a scientific experiment as follows...
...dominant portion of the university layout, seems destined to occupy a secondary position. This will be heartrending to those who love to think of the yard as synonymous with the college. Possibly the alumni will protest so loudly that the authorities will listen and modify their plans. But the whole trouble--from a sentimental stand-point--is that the university has out-grown its original boundaries and is obliged to find room elsewhere...
Along with the announcement that a tower, containing memorial tablets to those who died during the World War, would be built at the side of the new chapel instead of being incorporated into it, it was stated that the whole memorial would cost $1,300,000 instead of $1,000,000 as previously estimated. About $8000,000 has now been subscribed and $500,000 more is being sought...