Word: barkings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...open cut on his body. The attitude of the whole anti-Pingle faction was one of defensive parody: "If Indians approached us, we referred to them as the Oncoming Savages. We never said, 'Was that a shot?' but always 'Was that the well-known bark of a Mauser?' All insects of harmless nature and ridiculous appearance we pointed out to each other
Reception, Whatever the phrase "industrial democracy" may mean, it is the heart of the President's recovery program. As embodied in the NRA, "industrial democracy" no longer terrifies U. S. businessmen. General Johnson's bark has been found to be worse than his bite. Last week William S. Knudsen, executive vice president of General Motors, was happy to say: "General Motors Corp., with the rest of the industry , supports our President's recovery program to the fullest extent. . . . This is final, official and without reservations...
...their ilk, will begin to question the gentleman's veracity. One might even believe that "Ace of Aces" was produced when air-warfare extravaganzas--were in vogue, and that Radio Pictures hesitated to inflict it on audiences until more successful brethren had been forgotten. Engines roar, sputter, machine guns bark, and planes go down in flames, but the only redeeming feature is Richard Dix. Even worshippers of the red corpuscles however, might be induced to pity, the protruding jaw and the twisted snarl, which, has already been used to such advantage, when its ineffectiveness in one asinine situation after another...
...organized by her, scavenging was a jittery version of the old-fashioned treasure hunt. The contestants paired off in the East Foyer, received sealed envelopes listing bizarre objects which they were expected to fetch in an hour and one-half. At a gun's bark they bolted for the elevators and rushed out into the night to find the following items...
Almost Kiplingesque was Governor Norman's speech. Britain had grown great by evolution, he declared, while other nations tried revolutionary panaceas essentially un-British. "We shall have many difficulties and much criticism," cried Governor Norman, "but I console myself with this thought: 'The dogs bark but the caravan passes...