Word: wisdom
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...discoveries, first of Philip and Puppy Clarges in the bath house, then of Lady Catherine kissing Mr. Sempack, necessitate for her a courageously thoughtful analysis of love, sex and the creative application of energy. Assisted by Mr. Sempack, Cynthia and Philip convert Philip's defection into a beginning of wisdom for her, of action for him. They are closer than ever when he goes to London to correct the capitalistic errors of his collier-uncle...
...That civil servants are underpaid compared to the pre-War standard is admitted by everyone. I myself would gladly vote to give them this deserved increase, were the moneys from which it would be paid not the Government's but my own. . . . "Today, however, we must choose between wisdom and prodigality with the public funds. What the Government refuses to do is to be easily generous with the money of others. It is odious and ridiculous, to accuse the Minister of Finance Poincare of lacking in generosity. . . ." M. Poincaré then pointed out that he had "generously" included...
Last week in Manhattan, Count Tolstoi talked about his theory for publication. "I am no fool," he said. "I have thought about this thing with all the wisdom I have accumulated, and the more I think of it the more I am convinced of its truth. I have discussed it with scientists and writers; some of them I have convinced. My friend Camille Flammarion, the French astronomer, was impressed with what I told...
...addition to his powders, "Dr." Pearce also does business in charms. There is the Allah Charm, which will aid the wearer in contracting a wealthy marriage and is priced at only $3.49. There is the King Solomon's Wisdom Stone, "very valuable and charged with invisible life." There is the Black Cat's Wishbone, excellent for making dice behave and prompting the selection of winning horses. And there is the Lucky Turrarie, a general charm to keep evil spirits away from the homes it blesses...
...TIME, Aug. 24, 1925) one D. Alexander, of No. 99 Downing St., Brooklyn, operated a charming dispensary with a stock remarkably like that of "Dr." Pearce. He had Tie Down Goods instead of Tie-Them-Down and King Solomon's Marrow instead of King Solomon's Wisdom Stone. He also had some additional merchandise: Boss Fix Powders (to keep employers well disposed) Guffer (or Goof-er) Dust, Happy Dust, Easy Life Powder and Buzzard Nest...