Word: cigars
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Yard found me at my post leaning against it. I was tired, had been playing marbles all day at Mrs. Jack Gardner's and refused four invitations to go on tour with the Boston Debutantes. Anyway there I was when an old man with whiskers and a cheerful cigar approached, saying, "Is this Hollis Hall." I brushed the ashes from his cigar and begged the question. He repeated it five times which I raised to seven by local subscription. And there we were. All of which I would have thought impossible had it not been for the fact that...
...Trial. The jury which hopes either to convict or to clear Messrs. Fall and Doheny before Christmas is composed of typically average U. S. citizens-a steamfitter, an artist, a cigar store clerk, an expressman, etc. Most of them, when asked if they knew anything about the oil scandal, said, "Yes, we have noticed it in the headlines, but never looked into it deeply enough to form any definite opinions...
...throne. His gavel smote his desk; he said that his seat could better be declared vacant by a majority vote. A vote was taken. He kept his throne until 1911; but gradually the old rules were replaced; "Tsar" Cannon was replaced by "Uncle Joe" Cannon of the big black cigar and thumping quid...
...Publicae to write letters to the Times. Mr. Jolson seems to have no conception of the general fitness of things--nor the fact that the stage is already cluttered with good musical comedy material trying to be Hampdens. What the public wants (in addition to a good five cent cigar, as F. P. A. would say) is more of Mr. Jolson's Mammy songs sung by Mr. Jolson and less turgid mourning. Therefore when he bids good-bye to the ubiquitous Shuberts and joins forces with Mr. Michael Arlen Woods, who used to be content with bedroom comedies...
...Butter and Egg Man" where there is one beautiful titian tressed milady who doth make a man's heart beat with no uncertain beating and where Robert Middlemas late of the Harvard Dramatic Club, not very late, yet does nobly by his part which is amusing plus a cigar...