Word: contentions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Fascinating Stranger is a tramp who steals a lawnmower, gets a platinum ring in a " swap," sells it for $750, buys an $18 lawnmower, which he returns to the astonished householder, and lives one glorious week on his money, content that for once he has enjoyed life...
...ignore political attacks, and devote their energies to improving the facilities of transportation. In this connection, the Association declared itself in favor of a continuation under the Esch-Cummins Transportation Act of 1920. This means that, by and large, the roads are content with present railroad legislation?so much attacked in political quarters...
What is the net result? Henry and Nichols built a workable plot and play. Somebody--evidently the body politic of the Hasty Pudding--said "let's not be content with the average performance. Let's not aim to compete with the Mask and Wig and the Triangle--not just yet. But let's entertain. Let's not try to imitate a Shubert revue. Let's jimmy up a show, give everybody a whack at it, get a competent coach, do what he says, and have an awful lot of fun doing it." The proof of the Pudding was the eating...
...rapid succession, and the nine retired only after four runs had been tallied. The visitors final run, which came in the seventh was the showpiece of the day. O'Brien was walked, made second on a wild pitch, was permitted to visit third on fielders choice, and still not content, stole home...
Previous to this measure lifting the ban off heavy wines the sale of liquor containing more than a 12% alcoholic content was forbidden by law. The reason for the revocation of the semi-prohibition law is that both Spain and Portugal, depending to a large extent on the exportation of their heavy wines, refused to trade with Norway except on a basis of barter...