Word: brac
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...England was shocked by a slight earthquake. Shortly after eight o'clock one January morning, an ague set in north of Boston, People rushed from their houses in Marblehead and Salem. Slates fell off the roofs at Gloucester and pictures off the" walls a. Swampscott. Bric-a-brac fell from shelves in Medford, and antimacassars were disarranged in Maiden. After 10 to 90 seconds of tremor, New England settled down, though her people were still agitated...
...brow, and no tongue was stuck in the cheek over any performance. A jovial mob lounged in the theatre and awaited the actors. If they liked the play they broke out a clapping and a-yelling; if they did not like it they let fly any bric-a-brac that came to hand,--and the unfortunate tragedians did not have to consult the papers to learn the success of their efforts...