Word: argumentation
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...House restaurant last week Richard Lawson and Walter Roberts engaged in argument. Like shells from a field gun a bottle of catsup and a bottle of Worcestershire sauce catapulted across the room and burst. Three glasses and a finger bowl were shattered by the explosion. Then Headwaiter Roberts discharged Waiter Lawson...
...platform, is today one of the noisiest Republican hecklers in the House. He shouted loudly over the tax bill and tried to block it by getting a sales tax included. He shouted loudly over Dr. Wirt and the iniquities of the Brain Trust. Last week he got into an argument with Speaker Rainey over a question of procedure and tied up business in the House for an hour and a quarter until he was finally and decisively voted down. Several Democrats saluted him with Indian war-whoops, as a subtle reminder that the judge who voided Barnett's marriage...
...argument often put forth by the H.A.A. against a suggestion of price-cutting in the major games, is that the space between the goal-lines is filled at any price. If that is the case the price for seats in the extreme ends of the Stadium could be cut drastically. Taking the H.A.A. at its own word, the seats between the goal-lines would still be filled and in addition the bowls would be populated by persons, who, at present, are kept away from the games because of financial considerations. Any demands for reduced ticket prices consider the dual goal...
...President reversed himself. Peppery little Senator Glass was furious and many another Senator shared his displeasure. Last week House and Senate conferees kept in touch with angry Senator Glass who kept in touch with Federal Reserve Governor Eugene Black who kept in touch with the President. To end the argument the President once again agreed to Mr. Glass's amendment for a separate stock control commission...
...interrogate each other as to the properties of morphine-that is analogous to asking someone what letter follows "A" in the alphabet; fifthly, there is not a hospital to be found where even a mere interne doesn't know the difference between diabetic coma and insulin shock-no argument necessary, there are just about ten good signs to differentiate the law hastly, residents aren't ever that good handling. Yes, I am a medic...