Word: windowe
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...crowd, or so it was manifested, the fire was under control in unusually short time, being confined early to the main room, where the furniture was completely destroyed, and the walls badly blistered. A piano and a handsomely mounted boar's head, which was subsequently thrown out the window, its mouth spitting flames, were other miscellaneous items that were destroyed. Damages were estimated variously, the amounts ranging around an approximate figure of $5,000. It was rumored late last night that the Club was uninsured against fire, so that the ultimate expense will fall upon the members...
...police, and the groups of fireman who swarmed over the ladders with hose in hand, the crowd pressed close upon the building in their enthusiasm, with the result that many overzealous individuals were completely routed when a torrent of water, unleashed from the hose, escaped from a broken window. In another instance, the firemen, taunted with concerted chants of "Let it burn!" and "Damn the firemen", turned the hose and swept the crowd, somewhat dampening the ardor of the surging ranks...
...Senator Copeland is a physician. He has crusaded for fresh air in the Senate chamber. Last week he went to the White House, sniffed the air in the President's office, remarked professionally that it was much too hot. President Hoover got up and raised the window...
...last week over 12,000 "egg packers" (wholesalers) had registered with the Daily Mail a pledge to deal only in "Empire Eggs." As the newspaper of world's largest circulation (2,000,000) the Mail lavishly placed in the window of every shopkeeper whose "egg packer" had signed the pledge the following placard: Not to be outdone, the Cornish growers of broccoli, succulent vegetable, adopted last week a "National Mark" for their produce bearing a map of England exactly like that on the Daily Mail egg placards. For export to France the broccoli is labeled Choux-Fleurs, Premi...
...Wilson, no dog owner, no dog lover, returned home late one night. As he entered his living room 13 dogs including a great mastiff rose from his chairs and wagged their tails in greeting. His wife upstairs knew nothing of them. They had entered by an open cellar window to escape the cold...