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...current that sixty per cent of the babies born of tobacco smoking mothers die in two years. At least, no doubt, a man drinking aldehyde will replace the policeman in the "You Can't Win" subway signs; the renegade will do his drinking down alleys in order to avoid the pointing fingers of abused wives and George Washingtons; and the public will grow very, very weary...
...loved Millie greatly; he would marry her some day. He would marry her after he had attained some measure of his magnificent success. For the stranger had said to him: "Go on, young fellow. You are doing fine. The good things in life are not very far off. Avoid those who stick in the mud and cultivate those who are going somewhere." There was plenty of time to marry Millie...
...next Monday and the Christmas holidays will be devoted solely to the fundamentals of track, and no time trials will be held until January, Coach Farrell said. The long distance men will train with roadwork until unfavorable weather forces them indoors. They will then use the cinder track to avoid the strain on the leg muscles caused, by running long distances on wooden boards...
...letter to a Mrs. Samuel Bens of Manhattan, Senator Borah said: ". . . It is clear that both political parties propose to avoid anything in the way of a commitment to the upholding and maintaining of the Constitution of the United States, except perhaps an insipid, meaningless generality to the effect that they believe in law and order. They might just as well say they believe in the Ten Commandments...
...encouraging augur for what must be admitted is an unknown field. Whatever be the outcome of the Period it will have been based on a mutual understanding of both Faculty and students. Each realizes that there are dangers to be faced and each is demonstrating a desire to avoid those dangers...