Word: habits
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Concluded Advertisingman Klein: "A newspaperman's training-his 'deadline' habit of thinking on his feet-will get him further in a money way in advertising. . . . And why not, brethren? Ask your wives. These newspapermen's wives- almost always superior in brains and breeding to their old school friends riding around in Cadillacs and Studebakers-will tell you that the boys are just trying to believe they're still living in the glamorous...
...material, journalism his reputation. Leaving Ireland in 1870, he became subeditor of the London Daily Telegraph, was London correspondent for the New York Herald, Sun, Tribune. Ten years after his arrival in England he was in Parliament, and there he stayed. Founding political newspapers was his lifelong habit. Among them were the Star (still shining), the Sun (set), the Weekly Sun, M. A. P. (Mostly About People...
...ultimate and logical development, this idea would serve its purpose on other camp in other sports. Harvard's new crew coach-whoever he may be-may insist that his charges be joined in companionate marriage with their oars until the feel of the sweeps becomes an ingrained habit. Polo devotees may be forced to live, wine, and dine in the saddle, although some "softies" will no doubt feel that merely toting the mallet about will suffice to carry the horsemen to intercollegiate championships. Possibly, at some date not so far in the future, the steps of Sezer Hall at class...
Christy Mathewsoris ghost was one Joe O'Neill, Manhattan newsman. Player Mathewson was not in the habit of reading his "writings" as written by Mr. O'Neill, even after they appeared in print. "He never could understand why Snodgrass snarled at him in the dugout one day," Mr. Broun relates. "He was not aware that in his current essay he had taken the outfielder to task for the manner in which he played a long...
...makes the final impression eminently satisfactory. Miss Beecher has the inherently unsympathetic role of a widowed mother who has squandered her childrens' patrimony through a combination of poor business judgement and extravagance and whose compensating virtues are limited to a determination to keep them-with her and a touching habit of buying roses when the source of the next meal is in doubt. In spite of the difficulties of the part it does not take her long to charm the audience into sympathy with her struggle to keep the family together and their support becomes almost vociferous at critical points...