GREEN Edith Starrett , a Representative from Oregon; born Edith Louise Starrett, January
17, 1910, in Trent, Moody County, S.Dak.; moved with her parents to Oregon in
1916; attended schools in…
Field EventsEvent Mark Date Set LocationHigh Jump: World 6-101/4Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria Aug. 30, 1987 Rome Olympic 6- 8Louise Ritter, USA Sept. 30, 1988 Seoul American 6- 8Louise…
(Mrs. Hannah), a name immortalised by the reputed saying in a cookery book, “First catch your hare,” then cook it according to the directions given. This, like many other smart sayings,…
or Abraham Cove A Tom o' Bedlam; a naked vagabond; a begging impostor. The Abraham Ward, in Bedlam, had for its inmates begging lunatics, who used to array themselves “with party-coloured…
To find a mare's nest is to make what you suppose to be a great discovery, but which turns out to be all moonshine. Why dost thou laugh? What mare's nest hast thou found? Beaumont and…
Jog away; jog off; jog on. Get away; be off; keep moving. Shakespeare uses the word shog in the same sens—as, “Will you shog off?” (Henry V., ii. 1); and again in the same play, “Shall we…
We have the receipt of fern seed, we walk invisible (1 Henry IV., act iv. 4). The seed of certain species of fern is so small as to be invisible to the naked eye, and hence the plant was…
