Word: bread
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Machines: "How universally has the true Christian spirit become impaired which formerly produced such lofty sentiments even in uncultured and illiterate men! In its stead, man's one solicitude is to obtain his daily bread in any way he can, and so bodily labor, which was decreed by Providence for the good of man's body and soul even after original sin, has everywhere been changed into an instrument of strange perversion; for dead matter leaves the factory ennobled and transformed, where men are corrupted and degraded...
...made clear that Mother Church could go no further. "As for those who possess not the gifts of fortune," he said, "they are taught by the Church that in God's sight poverty is no disgrace, and that there is nothing to be ashamed of in earning their bread by labor...
...Bread & Gas. Panem et circenses, bread and circuses, were the prime requisites of happiness for the plebs of ancient Rome. Bread and gasoline are prime popular requisites today. Last week no wise Emperor but two ferocious price wars made bread and gas fantastically cheap in San Francisco-three loaves for 10? and 7? a gallon...
...fathers', Durgin's. A good trustworthy place. The Vagabond finds it, that satisfies the most lusty paunch. And after the evening's sportiveness he is wont to wander in to Jakie Wirth's to call out for a "seidel of light" with which to wash down rye bread and cheese. Those many who scan these lines may have already been to and disliked these places: they may go and dislike them, but there are many of both ilk who will concur with the opinions of the Vagabond. And whatever the reactions of the Vagabond he himself has even now paid...
Mothers Day was one of the first of the recent brilliant ideas concocted by ambitious salesmen. In its wake one completes the year with Fathers' Day. National blank bread week. International soap weeks, and even Universal eat-a-certain-kind-of-cracker month. There is now hardly a seven day stretch which does not yield its important hours to the grasping plans of retailers...