Word: browed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cents a day," said Mrs. Ruth J. Maurer to the Beauty Trades Show-at Chicago last week. But, she added, instead of spending a dime per face daily, which would total some $3,000,000, U. S. women together spend $5,000,000 daily on cosmetics, waves, shingles, manicures, brow-plucking, chin-melting, neck-ironing, bath salts...
...with the possible exception of Senator Borah of Idaho, the foremost liberal in the U. S. Senate. Nearly a quarter century ago, his state sent this farmer lawyer from the plains to the House of Representatives. He was and is homely, unimposing, with bristling hair over a broad brow and keen deep-set eyes; he had and has courage, industry and a ready tongue. First in the House (1903-13), later in the Senate (1913-31) he bitterly fought favoritism and oppression in all its varied forms. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Democrat, his fellow Senator from Nebraska...
...make productions whose moral and artistic tone is enough above the average wanted, to be of some educational value" continued Mr. Hays, "yet not be so 'high brow' that they are unliked and consequently unpatronized Progress has been made but much remains to be done. The film companies cannot serve a vegetarian diet to people who want raw beef. In one of the largest theatres in Washington, Beau Brummel starring John Barrymore, lost $36,000. The following week "Flaming Youth netted...
...Nashville Banner, even refused to act as Washington correspondent for several newspapers. He died at the age of 59-a successful manager for the Maryland Casualty Co. People said he looked like the War President, except that his features were harder, and genius had not touched his brow...
...Desk had not erased the wrinkles of perplexity caused by this problem from its brow when the other telephone tinkled...