Word: wide
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President and Mrs. Coolidge have received a great number of invitations from neighbors, both near and distant, since they have been in Massachusetts, extending a wide range of social courtesies. They have been most appreciative of the many tenders of hospitality and entertainment that have come to them, and have regretted that their circumstances are such that it seems impossible to accept these invitations...
...foundation of the Great West Road is of 12 in. of stone or other hard substance, on which is placed 9 in. of cement and a wearing surface of 2 in. of rock asphalt. It is 120 ft. wide for most of its length and a space of approximately 25 ft. has been left for future widening. Footpaths run at either side and planting of trees 60 ft. apart has begun...
...Paris was there, in the newest hats, wide-brimmed, made of straw, flowers and ribbon, or woven of felt and silk in crossword puzzle patterns; President Doumergue wore his shiny topper; 250,000 people packed the enclosure; Britishers, brought to the scene by a fleet of ten special airplanes, looked for a safe bet; Americans wandered about, each followed by a pickpocket. All Paris was thinking about two gray horses, one of which was pretty sure to take the Grand Prix-the swift Chubasco, the staunch Belfonds. Steve Donoghue, famed British jockey, up on Aquatinte, was liked next best...
...that reins mankind to earth, keeping an unruptured surface over mankind's internal hemorrhage. As soon as possible, she went away with her mother and St. Mawr. Rico wanted St. Mawr shot or castrated, but Lou got him away to Texas-where he shed his deity on the wide, empty plains and made advances to a tall Texas mare...
...steamboat cuts through billows, Miss Collett attained the finals. Her ultimate opponent-wide-eyed, 17-year-old Mlle. Simone Thion de la Chaume-kept step with her for 18 holes, then "cracked," lost four straight holes, became dormie two, eventually lost, 3 and 1. Miss Collett's last round was played...