Word: brush
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Twenty-one days of trial, 590,000 words of testimony and 14 hours of deliberation by the jury ended in a deadlock. Neither side was able to produce absolute evidence to prove that either Mme Halm's or the Louvre's Belle was from the brush of Leonardo. Sir Joseph was technically exonerated, but the trial did his reputation no good. An appeal was started, suddenly dropped. Two rumors persisted: 1) that Sir Joseph Duveen had bought Mme Hahn off; 2) that the suggestions of Sir Joseph's business methods when faced by an important art sale...
...Oklahoma City, Okla., George T. Nichols' infected nose swelled to twice its normal size. Claiming the infection was caused by a shaving brush he had bought at a local store, he sued the store for $50,000. Said he: "It is a great humiliation to carry around an infected nose; no one can feel frank and free with his family and friends under such conditions...
...starts and sprints without fear of taking off weight, as was the case last week. Cassedy's crews in the past have shown themselves capable of smooth racing starts taken at a good stroke, and although this phase of the race is not so essential in a four-mile brush, neither is it to be ignored as the psychological advantage of holding the lead at the start is great, and it is not unlikely that Coach Whiteside will devote at least two more paddles to them. The Varsity also paced the Jayvees over the first half mile of their trial...
...Senate committee was told that on May 15 Richard B. Bevier had come to Mr. Howe with an introductory letter from Basil O'Connor, the President's one-time law partner. After inspecting Mr. Bevier's toilet kits (comb, toothbrush, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush holder, brush. soap box, mirror, shaving cream, razor, razor blades), Secretary Howe asked Budget Director Douglas to come over and have a look at them. Director Douglas was busy, sent a subordinate named Lowery. Instructing Lowery to investigate the cost and quality of the product as compared with the kits the Army was already...
...financier..........4,000 Hernand Behn of I. T. & T........1,000 Sosthenes Belin. of I. T. & T............. 1,000 John J. Bernet, of C. & O. R. R ..............500 Cornelius N. Bliss ...............2,000 Claude K. Boettcher, Denver banker....... 1,000 Charles J. Bradley, of Erie R. R. ......... 500 Matthew Brush, financier ...........2,000 Edward G. Auckland, of N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. ................500 Floyd L. Carlisle, of N. Y. Edison Co..............2,000 Leon R. Clausen, of J. I. Case ...........500 Charles A. Corliss, of Lament, Corliss & Co. .............. 1,000 Patrick E. Crowley, of N. Y. Central...