Word: box
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...users of dry snuff have dwindled and only a few are left, mostly in the South. These are fond of pointing out that Benjamin Franklin was the champion U. S. snuffer. He startled European courts by the care he used in carrying the right colored box for every occasion. In Canada, the Royal Highlanders at mess pass around a ramshorn filled with dry snuff, of which every member and guest must partake. Damp snuff is highly-ground tobacco mixed with a little salt and, later, oil of wintergreen, rose, or a similar flavor. The advantage of chewing snuff over chewing...
...those who prefer it. Fierce-Arrow and Cord seem to favor broadcloth for interiors. Many cars have wide, single-bar bumpers. . . . Radiator shields are prominent. . . . Hubcaps are larger. . . . Black predominates for formal cars. . . . Many cars have radios. Le Baron's radio controls are placed in the vanity-box so they may be operated from the rear seat. . . . Duesenberg,* by Judkin, has a complete liquor cabinet. . . . Dashboards are more complicated than ever, with altimeters popular. . . . Much chromium is used on many cars. Some gold and silver plating and solid bronze are used. . . . Metal tire covers are prominent. . . . Radically modern...
Good Cincinnati Republicans picked up their copies of the venerable Commercial Tribune one day last week to read in a front-page box that the paper would "cease and terminate with this issue." It had been bought by the Democratic Enquirer, its dominant and sole rival in the morning field. To the casual reader of the announcement the "purchase" might have been effected the day before. Actually it took place in 1911 when a representative of the late famed John R. McLean, founder and publisher of the Enquirer, paid $420,000 at private auction for the limping Commercial Tribune...
...Grenadiers", "The Chorus of Peers", "The Bells of St. Mary's", and a selection of sea chanties. Several selections are to be played by the Gold Coast orchestra, followed by an act of legerdemain by W. S. Warner '32, who will stage an escape from handcuffs and a packing-box. J. S. B. Archere '30 will bring the evening to a close with a group of selected songs...
...Gold Coast Orchestra will play several selections and there will be an act of legerdemain by W. S. Warner '32 assisted by Ellery Sedgewick '32, who will stage an escape from a packing-box and handcuffs, a type of stage magic made famous by Houdini. J. S. B. Archer '30 will also be heard in several songs. After the concert there will be general dancing, with the music furnished by the Gold Coast Orchestra...