Word: beste
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Crabs is a word of antiquity. In 1761 Lord Carlisle is quoted: "If you . . . will play, the best thing I can wish you is, that you may win and never throw crabs." In 1801, when young Marigny was sowing his wild oats in London Town, The Sporting Magazine printed: "Dreamt that I had thrown crabs all night and couldn't nick a seven...
That would please no one more than the Vargas Government, because in practice the Germans, to get foreign exchange, have ruthlessly resold in other markets the coffee and cocoa they got from Brazil by barter, depressing prices at the expense of Brazil's best cash crops. One quick effect of the deal was felt in Wall Street, where Brazilian 1941 8's jumped from...
There were two British views on the French treatment of the refugees. The London Times described the tragic conditions, but believed that the French were doing their best with an unprecedented problem. A Leftist weekly accused the French of a form of mass torture...
...that the President be chosen from the presiding officers of the Senate or Chamber. Jules Jeanneney, the Senate President, is 74 years old, however, and Edouard Herriot, the Chamber President, has decided not to allow his name to be put forward. French political observers believed last week that the best bet was a re-election of "Papa" Lebrun...
Mentor Peroy was highly optimistic over today's prospects before he left for New Haven with the team yesterday. "We've got one of the best teams in many years," he said enthusiastically, "with all of last year's team back. But unfortunately the '42 squad is the poorest in ten years...