Word: worded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...word annulment, both on the card and in the editorial, is misleading. It is well known that the Church on sufficient evidence may declare a marriage null and void from the beginning and therefore no marriage at all. Intelligent readers will so understand the card; but it will as surely mislead and deceive the unintelligent. JOHN J. BURKE, C. S. P. The Living Church's rebuttal: . . . We had hoped that such Roman Catholics, particularly of the American press, as were disgusted . . . would be emphatic in their condemnation, especially if the man has no official position in his Church...
...word relative to the much heralded results of the United States Chamber of Commerce poll on the Federal Tax Reduction bill. Particularly the statement of Banker Pierson: "The constituency of the Chamber is a cross section of the country." [TIME, Dec. 12] This statement is true but unfortunately the results of any Chamber of Commerce poll are not indicative of the opinions held by its members individually, for this reason: The local Chamber of Commerce has a membership of over thirteen hundred. Without first obtaining an expression from the individual members, six ballots were cast on the question. The reported...
...extremely likely that neither the creator of the Forsytes nor the originator of Lorelei Lee will qualify as a genius, although, of course, Mr. Barton, as everyone else, is entitled to a belief that they will. Analysis of the word "genius" would determine to a large degree the number and character of those persons qualified to merit it. The writers now living whom the majority would grant the title may be counted on the fingers of one hand. One man alone would probably be a unanimous choice, and that one is Thomas Hardy, an Olympian who lingers on, cloistered...
...Friday, and the gratifying results of medicinal draughts upon the Vagabond's imminent pneumonia--now happily he is out of danger and once more able to set pen to paper--a problem confronts him; or rather be it admitted, a problem did confront him until very recently. In a word he has decided to quit the hallowed shades of Sever, the exalted glories of Emerson--in short the fair, silvan banks of the winding crystal Charles itself--and bask in Bermuda for the rest of this miserable, cold weather...