Word: blacking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Excitedly the figure in the rawhide boots advanced: "You mean Black Jack* Pershing. Well, shake hands with your old private that used to peel potatoes for you. Yes, Sir, General-in the Sioux Indian campaign, buck private in Seventh Cavalry at Fort Niobrara. Black Jack himself! Yes, sir, all the ducks you want. I'll be danged...
...white wig. His green stockings, oddly swollen, protruded from the pantaloons of a pierrot suit, and his face, painted half red, half white above his lace ruff, under a hat tipped with a pompon, leered dreadfully into the black polished depths of a cheval-glass. Beside him lay an overturned stool. A rope, strung through pulleys, connected his neck with the ceiling...
...last June, when the British Minister to Albania, William O'Reilly, and Mr. Robert Parr, chargé d'affaires for many years, were both recalled from Albania and succeeded by the present Minister, William Seeds. 3) The Italian Minister to Albania, Baron Pompeo Aloisi, allegedly transmitted through his office "two black bags filled with Italian money" which arrived from Italy addressed to President Zogu of Al- bania while the treaty was pending. 4) President Zogu has allegedly informed the Jugoslavian chargé d'affaires, M. George Colom- batovitch, that he had no choice but to sign the treaty, since the Italians...
Italia Virile. Lest little Rico, Tito and Beppo grow up without proper enthusiasm for black shirts, castor oil and kindred masculinities of Fascism, they shall no longer be taught important subjects like history, literature and philosophy by women, but by men only, "in- spired and animated by strong, virile sentiment." So announced Professor Pietro Fedele, Italian Minister of Education, who last fortnight weeded out many a college professor and high school teacher possessed of un-Fascist sentiments. Elucidation: "Observation has demonstrated that women lack enthusiasm for philosophy, which they always seek to tincture with religion. They cannot write, and history...
Economics 32--Economics of Agriculture, will be given on Mon., Wed., Fri., at 3, instead of on Mon., Wed., Fri., at 2, as previously announced. Professor John D. Black (University of Minnesota). (VIII...