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WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND POLITICS - Index

Chronological Record of the Wi... Index Abbott, Rev. Lyman, 126 Abolitionists. See Anti-Slavery Acklen, Col. Joseph H., 424 Acts of Reconstruction, 228 Adams, Abigail, 9 Adams, John…

Brewer's: Fossils

Things dug up, animal and vegetable remains dug out of the earth. (Latin, fodio, to dig up.) “Many other bodies, which, because we discover them by digging into the bowels of the earth,…

Brewer's: Fou Drunk

“Wilbraham has fou-drunk”—i.e. is despicably drunk, dead drunk. French, fou, “mad,” as fou-enragé; or simply fu', i.e. “full,” “intensive,” as in full-oft, “full-well ye reject the…

Brewer's: Fire Away!

Say on; say what you have to say. The allusion to firing a gun; as, You are primed up to the muzzle with something you want to say; fire away and discharge your thoughts. “`Foster, I have…

Boiler Room

Director/Writer:Ben YoungerNew Line Cinema; R; 110 minutesRelease:2/00Cast:Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Ben Affleck Certain films suggest directions. They point outside themselves, indicating…

Storming the Beach: Tiger Dominates U.S. Open

A recap of Tiger Woods' victory at the 100th U.S. Open by Mike Morrison Tiger Woods' won his first U.S. Open with a record 15-stroke victory. (Source/AP) Related Links U.S. Open Turns 100Tiger…

Robert Graves: Mr. Philosopher

Mr. PhilosopherOld Mr. Philosopher Comes for Ben and Claire, An ugly man, a tall man, With bright-red hair.The books that he's written No one can read. "In fifty years they'll…