Word: custom
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...where Mr. Farley was now, just rounding out a campaign to elect a Democratic President. In honest expectation of a Brown Derby victory Chairman Raskob had piled up a huge party deficit. After defeat he had refused to let his machine go to rusty scrap as was the Democratic custom between elections. Basing his organization at Washington, financing it largely out of his own pocket, he and Jouett Shouse had opened a drumfire on the Republicans which helped the Democrats win the House in 1930. When the spring of 1932 came, the party was $120,000 in Mr. Raskob...
...half a century since the first shipment of the flowers arrived in Cambridge, completely rained by the Custom agents. Old Leopold is dead, but his son, specially trained in botany and Zoology, carries on his father's work. The Harvard collection has become famous, and is unrivalled because the University has a monopoly of the work of Rudolph Blaschka, the only living man who knows the secret of making the flowers. The shipment of flowers just received may be the last, for Rudolph is now old, and he has trained no successor. It would be too much to comment...
...Dewlip's conversion from excessive drinking, love-making, and idling, by his demure, straight-laced stenographer is made even more ludicrous when by chance she reveals to the smitten Henry that she has murdered her husband, for having his mistresses for tea, a custom which would eventually cause drastic changes in the demand and supply of tea in France. Finally, to the gratification of Dewlip's best friend, Jelliwell, he goes back to an amicable relationship with Mrs. Jelliwell, for which he can scarcely be blamed, while the stenographer and Mr. Jelliwell, who have been misinforming each other, decide they...
...years went by and winter sports continued to hold a popular place among other campus activities, it became the custom each year for a certain period to be set aside during the winter for the holding of winter athletics of all kinds...
...custom of Professor Baker to put on only plays written by his students. And although he lacked an adequate theater, he was nevertheless able to produce his plays successfully. Many a young playwright had the satisfaction of seeing his piece staged by the talent of Mr. Baker. Nor was it unusual for New York managers to buy a particularly good play...