Word: generously
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...induced by excessive turn-over of moisture through perspiration, and in determining what if any changes in the blood occurred. It was found that in general a large exchange of moisture failed to have any marked effect on the workmen, provided their diet contained sufficient water and a generous amount of salt. Because of less intense heat and more attention to diet, hept prostrations at the dam were considerably reduced this year, but those which occurred were studied carefully by the Harvard experts...
...Alonzo Church, vice-chancellor of New Jersey, Dr. Evan Evans, rich Manhattan physician. Lawyer Theodore Wilson Morris Jr., partner of Democrat John William Davis, and Varnum Lansing ("Wilkie") Collins, Princeton's Secretary. "Duff" was celebrated for an oration called "Scotch Granite," extolling Princeton's early President John Witherspoon. With generous gestures and booming voice, he delivered "Scotch Granite" whenever asked, passing it off many a time as extemporaneous. Because Edward Duffield's large bulk was mounted heavily upon large feet, he was sometimes called "Paddlefoot," 'and sometimes "How Firm a Foundation'' would be played when he entered prayer meeting...
...blue & gold uniforms to furnish music for city celebrations. The sanitation bandsmen welcomed the King & Queen of the Belgians, Queen Marie of Rumania, the Prince of Wales, Lloyd George, Charles Augustus Lindbergh and many another. Unless there was snow to be cleaned off the streets the department allowed them generous time off for rehearsal. But last week they too were hit by the economy drive of energetic young Joseph ("Holy Joe'') McKee, the city's new Mayor (TIME, Sept. 19). Hereafter sanitation department men must stick to sanitation, tootling must not interfere with street-sweeping, garbage-collecting...
Smiling Faces (Harry Clarke, librettist; Harry Revel, composer; Mack Gordon, lyricist; Lee & Jake Shubert. producers) is notable chiefly for exhibiting Fred Stone as a most generous person. His daughter Paula had the leading female role on tour; Daughter Dorothy, as costar, has the role in Manhattan. Her husband, Charles Collins, has a prominent part. Comedian Stone saves most of his funny remarks for a scene in which he does an imitation of Will Rogers. (Four years ago when Comedian Stone was hurt in an airplane crash, Funnyman Rogers took his place in Three Cheers.) Except for that scene...
...some $30,000,000. John Pierpont Morgan gave it $2,000,000. George Fisher Baker & his late father jointly gave an-other $2,000,000. The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial also gave $2,000,000. But the largest donor and virtual creator of the medical centre was the late generous Payne Whitney. His gifts totaled some...