Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Negroes lolled in the park and pointed to a little hillock. "Are yoh a good niggah, Sam?" asked one. "I sure am. What make yoh ask silly questions, boy?" said Sam. "Den, yoh goin' to have a statue on dat spot over dere." And at the base of that statue will be the inscription: The Good Darky of Louisiana. Erected by the City of Natchitoches in Grateful Recognition of the Arduous and Faithful Service of the Good Darkies of Louisiana. Donated by J. L. Bryan, 1927. Mr. Bryan, cotton planter and banker, had been lulled to sleep...
This is an amazing confession of faith for the President of a free and democratic republic to make particularly in times of peace. Mr. Coolidge definitely condemns public opposition to and criticism of American foreign policy. With amusing inconsistency he purports to base his appeal in part on the conviction that American sentiment is united in support of the government's policy although the reason for his appeal is the opposition to this policy in a large part of the press. Clearly the real purpose is to gag an opposition which is becoming increasingly embarrassing in the pursuit...
...uncommon thing for a knocked-down deer to do. A bullet clipping a deer at the base of the horns or just above the spine will often stun the animal for some time. Experienced deerslayers invariably sever their kill's jugular vein immediately upon reaching it, in the interests of safety, mercy, and to bleed the meat while it is still warm...
...morning's issue of the CRIMSON, the student vagabond will no hangers be fount wandering over the pages with no definite home to come to after his journeying. From this morning on the vagabond will gain a definite place. Hereafter, he will appear on the editorial page from which base he will sally forth on his travels unrestricted by the exigencies of make...
...Those who criticise the huddle should not base their criticism on the performance of poorly coached teams. A properly coached team huddles within three-yards of the ball and leaves the huddle fast. While they are in the huddle the quarterback is the only one to speak, and he merely gives the signal. Records show that the average number of plays in a game is as great with the huddle system as it was with the old system of calling signals, so the huddle does not slow up the game. As for stalling, the referee is near enough to know...