Word: bricked
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Spanish fleet in civilian grey flannels and a floppy soft hat (TIME, May 16, 1927). Last week loyal British residents of Cannes and officers of the Wishart understood that nothing was amiss when Royal Edward arrived for the inspection wearing rope-soled sandals, grey linen trousers, a brick red shirt, and with sporty, Baltimore-born Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson at his side...
...began as messenger boy for a contractor who was building John Wanamaker's store. In the course of his duties Jack Kelly took a four-story fall off the steel framework, landed in a pile of cinders. Subsequently he became a bricklayer, made a fortune as a contractor for brick work. He raised such structures as Philadelphia's Packard Building, the new Gimbel store and, appropriately, the Penn Athletic Club...
...Philadelphia's most prominent dentist, Dr. Stephen Thomas Beale, a son named Joseph Boggs. For blueness of blood the Beales take no backtalk from Biddles or Drexels or Rushes since they were direct descendants of Friend William Penn's Friend Andrew Griscom who reputedly built the first brick house in town. Little Joseph Boggs Beale was also a great-grandnephew of Betsy Ross. Accordingly he was sent to the most reputable school in town, the old Central High School. Almost immediately after graduation he joined the faculty as instructor in drawing, and proceeded to grow a fine pair...
...Than a brick...
After Governor Lehman and other dignitaries finished reading speeches and telegrams at last week's dedication ceremonies, he led a large party into the Hall of Springs, a big, pillared and arcaded brick & limestone building. It contains three circular yellow marble fountains, from which well Geyser, Hathorn and Coesa waters. Patients and visitors fill glasses at the fountains, stroll through the arcades sipping and gossiping until the waters work. An orchestra plays in a balcony...