Word: wideness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...world-wide campaign for retrenchment has invaded the field of speech," according to the New York Times. The suggestion for curtailing superlatives starts in France where a member of the Institute deplores this "age of hyperbole." The Frenchman's criticism might well be taken to heart here in America, where several factors have conspired against a decent moderation in speech...
...nominated for the Presidency and William Blank for the Vice-Presidency; 6) the steady, if somewhat reduced, flow of cash into the parties' respective campaign chests; 7) the noisy advancement of Senatorial candidacies in 32 or more States, of Congressional candidacies in all 48; 8) the creation of nation-wide issues amidst the pulsing roar of partisan oratory; 9) the march of some 37,000,000 citizens on Nov. 8 to the polls to elect the 32nd President of the U. S. and the 73rd Congress...
...wool to accent the curve of her neck. In her stall she shows traces of the nervousness which is noticeable in all progeny of her mother. She regards all small objects as likely to be edible and wears a wire muzzle to prevent her chewing her blanket off. The wide margin of Seaton Pippin's superiority was not approached in other classes at last week's show. For the last few years judges at American horse shows have awarded most of the saddle class prizes to Kentucky-bred horses, a procedure that stirs lively opposition in devotees of the British...
...Average size of heart in normal male: 5 in. long, 3^-2 in. wide, 2T/2 in. thick; weight...
...exhibition of letters and documents bearing on the public and private life of Lord Nelson is to be seen at present in the Treasure Room of the Harvard College Library. The letters cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from orders concerning battle formations to select portions of his correspondence with Lady Hamilton. Among the most interesting things in the collection are the letters to prominent persons of Nelson's time in England and elsewhere...