Word: brooms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...years ago, its forefathers appeared on the American continent, probably arriving in a shipment of broomcorn from southeastern Europe to a Canadian broom factory. After a few years of glutting themselves, they practically wiped out Canada's corn crop. Then a hearty band of pilgrims was tossed about, until they set foot in the U. S. Instinctively, they moved westward toward the promised land. The moth flies at the rate of 150 miles a season; the worm nibbles the corn, does the damage. During the last two years, they have been reported in Indiana and many another state...
...University. He had been discussing philosophy with his friend since college days at Princeton, Joseph Carson Jr. of Columbia University's philosophical faculty. They had been drinking grain alcohol and water as they argued. Philosopher Buermeyer's wounds, inflicted with a shoe, fists, a milk bottle, a broom, were the tokens of a disagreement. Philosopher Carson, having confessed, was put under $10,000 bail (TIME, Nov. 1). ... Last week the two philosophers came to court with their lawyers. Said Lawyer Levy to the Court: "My client does not desire to press the complaint, [felonious assault] and he asks...
...Majesty, personally wielding a broom and duster according to despatches, assisted with the sweeping, tidying, supervised the packing, indicated that the ornate decorations of the late Duke's bedroom should be torn out and replaced by a simple decor in cream and blue...
Hardihood* "Realism Has Crossed the Potomac," by Ferry The Story. "Broom sedge," old Matthew Fairlamb used to say, "ain't jest wild stuff. It's a kind of fate." Opposed only by ignorance and indigence, it crowded Virginia farmlands, Pedlar's Mill in particular, into hopelessness. Men either subsided into ruts-like Dorinda Oakley's plodding father and slaving mother; or their lives straggled, grew weedy -like Dr. Graylock with his whiskey, yellow wench and brood of pickaninnies at dilapidated Five Oaks. Walking early and late to work at the store in Pedlar's Mill...
...goodies have not been helpless, however. About a week ago the particular goodie who was forced to put up with the monkeyshines rebelled. She handed the owner's broom and said. "There, you can clean up yourselves so help me! I'm not going in that room...