Word: woodenly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Barbara Negley of Pittsburgh erected there a tiny wooden edifice which was called the East Liberty Presbyterian Church. In 1848 her son-in-law Judge Thomas Mellon helped the same parish build a bigger wooden building, and in 1864 he contributed toward a two-story brick structure. In 1888 Judge Mellon had a share in the construction of the fourth East Liberty Presbyterian Church, a stone house of worship accommodating 1,600, which still exists...
...hurried in, the gist of what newsorgans would say next day all over Italy. With this chore attended to the Dictator ate his frugal lunch, returned to his office, locked the door. Then for a time passers-by heard the wild, crashing strains of the Mussolini violin?his "Wooden Woman" as the instrument is called in the argot of the populace...
...feet of the 225-foot power plant chimney now being demolished may be knocked down by heavy weights swung by a derrick, it was disclosed yesterday by the American Wreeking Company. Another method which the company may use to topic the pile is known as "burning under". Five wooden blocks, soaked with gasoline, are inserted in the base, the surrounding bricks being removed. Two of the blocks are then ignited, and the stack falls...
...tremendously amusing thing was the very vivid impression left by Miss Alice MacKenzie, star of "The Chocolate Soldier" when interviewed yesterday. "Of course", she said, "there is a lot of work connected with acting, especially when you play before an audience that sits and stares like so many wooden Indians as they do in Philadelphia. But just the same it is fun because it is a sort of game. There is always something different, just like the other night when I missed my one and forgot to come on the stage. Poor Charlie (who incidentally happens to be Mr. Charles...
...loss. Rueful British insurance men who had taken a large part of the Europa's underwriting, paid $4,500,000. In July Phoenix Europa arose from her ashes, was launched again. When the ship was halfway down the ways another mysterious explosion blew away half of the wooden scaffolding supporting her. Fortunately the Europa was uninjured...