Word: soberness
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...affairs. Behind the two appointments politics was equally apparent. For his bright post in Paris, Ambassador Edge had the aid of a young and beauteous wife. But Mrs. Sackett, a dignified and conservative matron of her husband's years, was sure to appeal no less strongly to the sober Teutonic temperament...
...Today the public opinion of the world is calling in sober earnest for the security and happiness of national life and for peace and friendship in international relations. Should the London Conference take this tide at its flood its labors will surely be crowned with success. The nations there represented can ill afford once more to disappoint this public demand...
Beyond the Italians were the Japanese, with onetime Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki, perfectly alert and cold sober, despite his potions the night before of Scotch whiskey and Japanese saké. Of the latter beverage his excellency brought from Japan precisely 20 casks...
...President of the Megntzu Agricultural Society, bandit-soldiers rushed into the banquet hall. Roughly they herded the befuddled flower of Megntzu together, bundled them off to the railroad station, piled them aboard a train which chuffed off 200 miles inland to the end of the line. Cold sober now, the District Magistrate, the Garrison Commander, the Wireless Director and all their friends were forced to tramp over hard frozen roads to a cave high in the mountains. For their release the wily bandit of Megntzu demanded not one but four camel-loads of silver from the families of his guests...
...East room a sober public Christmas tree, adorned with a scene of the Nativity, was set up while a family tree upstairs was decked with tinsel, colored lights. Mrs. Hoover had bookstores searched for travel and mystery books, the President's favorites. From all over U.S. poured in gifts for the President, mostly neckties and wristwatches. Fifty children of Cabinet members and other officials were invited to a special White House Christmas party...