Word: jolt
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Dartmouth receiver a severe jolt on Thursday in the loss of Calder from the squad. We have now no kicker, and Harvard will play a kicking game tomorrow. That means that we will have to shift backs throughout the game. It is a serious handicap. But we are all expecting...
...Dyke Flouts the Unanimous Opinion of the World The reputation of Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669), long ranked as the greatest painter of the Dutch school and among the half-dozen greatest of the world, received a severe jolt when, in a large, expensive book, Rembrandt and His School.* Dr. John Charles Van Dyke, Professor of the History of Art at Rutgers College, attacked the alleged Rembrandt myth, assiduously fostered by critics, collectors and the public, which has ascribed over 800 paintings of varying merit to the master. He finished by conceding authenticity to a scant 35. The rest...
...Indianapolis Firpo staggered under the first serious blow he has encountered in the U. S.-a $2,000 jolt in the pocketbook from Jack Druley, who promoted his exhibition with Joe Downey, of Columbus, O. The furry financier, who saw this wallop coming when Druley paid only half of his $4,000 guarantee before the gong clanged, tried to dodge it by sulking in his corner and refusing to box more than four rounds unless the balance forthcame. This sulkiness prompted more than 10,000 Indianapolitans (already infuriated by Governor McCray's decree that the go must...
...comes as a jolt to many college men to discover that the knowledge they have acquired during their four years' course is not recognized in the business world as an "open sesame" to a high-salaried position...
...took a terrific jolt and cost the United States many million dollars to bring the government to realize the justice of their request. At last a generous subsidy bill has been introduced in Congress. It is yet to be seen how favorably the bill will be received. Even the expectation of such a subsidy, however, will unquestionably cause an immediate increase in the number of merchant ships operating in both coastwise and foreign trade...