Word: tokenly
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...theatrical season just past was marked by a run of mystery melodrama.* The theatrical season just beginning promises by token of Blood Money to continue in the same bloody tradition. A mystery melodrama is a play that starts with a murder and ends in a surprise. Here the murder is incident upon one Senator Bolton, who just before his death wrapped up $100,000 in a brown paper envelope consigned to nobody. The surprise, according to reviewing ethics, must not be divulged. Let readers know, however, that beauteous Phyllis Povah, who plays as sec- retary to the Senator whose demise...
Presented to HON. HERBERT HOOVER In token of appreciation and gratitude for his wonderful work and sympathy...
...favor to my guest I offered to weigh him on the baggage scales. What a figure he made the arrow jump to! It exceeded the maximum weight authorized for a piece of passenger train baggage; we burst into cries of admiration. Next I weighed myself; and then in token of friendship we weighed ourselves standing on the scales together, hand in hand. This would have made a fine picture for the papers." Author Raucat's book? laughing, ironic, fantastic, sad?mingles the gayety of two nations; should excite the admiration of a third...
...Being a Christian, Lord Elgin found himself obstructed at every turn. His artist companions were forbidden approach to the ruins, let alone entrance. Later Great Britain's arms prevailed over France, and Egypt (hitherto under French dominion) was dealt to Turkey. So enthusiastic waxed the Ottomans over this token of good will, that Lord Elgin was told to go ahead and make all the drawings, paintings, investigations he liked and to take away with him any stones that appeared to be of interest...
...demonstrate that good instruction is appreciated and that a year of talking to impassive faces has not been a barren year is not unwelcome. As in a theatre, the noise of an applauding audience means nothing in itself and occasionally disturbs, but nevertheless it is received as a token of estimation: these concluding ceremonies, unlike many other undergraduate vociferation, have their place...