Word: bacons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Francis Bacon," Professor Munn, Sever...
...horsemen. Manhasset against Sagamore Hill in the ist Congressional District of New York last week. Even the several hundred thousand plain people inhabiting Long Island were aware that an unusual contest was being waged between curly-headed, soft-eyed Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny"') Whitney* and big. bluff Robert Low Bacon for the latter's seat in Congress. The opponents handled their campaigns with kid rather than loaded gloves, but each bestirred himself energetically. Democrat Whitney, his beauteous second wife, three station wagons, a touring car and a four-piece band proceeded up & down the island making naive, earnest little speeches...
...hours of 10.30 and 12 o'clock. The week-ends, however, see less men, most of whom arrive just before one o'clock, at which time, the cafeteria closes. Nine out of ten men order sandwiches, the toasted tomato category being the most popular, with toasted cheese or toasted bacon among the other favorites. There is also a great demand for waffles; eggs are seldom ordered. Ginger ale runs a poor second to milk as a favorite drink, while coffee and tea, contrary to popular opinion are in little demand...
...squirrel is called by the unflattering name of Sciurns vulgaris. English robins, like U. S. robins, belong to the family of thrushes (Turdidae). "So," concluded the Sun, "American robins are American robins; English robins are English robins; squirrels are squirrels; rats are rats, and pigs is pigs, although English bacon is not American bacon...
...inheritor of one-fourth of his father's 77-million-dollar fortune, including his great racing stable, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congressman from the first (North Long Island) district. He had the support of Democratic bosses against his friend, tall, handsome Robert Low Bacon, incumbent. Congressman Bacon, 48, onetime Harvard athlete son of rich, famed Robert Bacon, was once designated by Anthropologist Ales Hrdlicka as "the wholesome, effective type of future American." Candidate Whitney, twice married, is a grandson of William Collins Whitney, Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland, great-grandson of Ohio...