Word: customs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Carrie Gloyd married the Rev. David Nation, veteran of the Civil War. In 1901 the Rev. Nation, divorced her on grounds of desertion, cruelty. It had been her custom to sit in the front pew while he was preaching, comment audibly upon his sermon. When she had listened as long as seemed to her sufficient, she would shout out: "That will be about all for today, David!" In 1900 Carrie Nation, began to see visions and to hear angel voices. In church she became ecstatic, ran up and down the aisles, clapped her hands, shouted "Hallelujah!" and "Praise the Lord...
...annual conventions of the Episcopal Diocese of New York previous to the 144th convention last week, priests and laymen used to rise in courtesy to every woman who spoke'. The custom was as bothersome as seems to many men their rising in a cinema show every time the U. S. flag appears in a newsreel. Last week Bishop William T. Manning of the diocese told the men to keep their seats; the women would be tolerant. He also remarked that he would preach the sermon July 3 at the 1,300th anniversary of York Minster Cathedral * in York, England...
...associates, spend $60,000,000 yearly for cosmetics-perfumes, toilet waters, cold creams and talcums. A favorite talcum has been one that imitates a coat of tan. A new perfume intended for men is golden brown and has a bouquet reminiscent of Scotch whiskey. In the face of robust custom, the problem of advertising cosmetics to men is no less difficult than the problem of cigaret-makers advertising to women smokers...
...advantages of such a method of selection are apparent. In the past it has been the general custom to have the rival coaches select their own officials, thus indirectly, and sometimes directly, exerting an influence upon the temper of the official's judgment. The small college has often maintained that it was the victim of unfair decisions solely because the official was dependent upon the larger university for continued employment. Under the proposed plan, the criticism will be impossible, for it will provide a background which will be entirely free from favoritism--Cornell Daily...
Long and prodding, the letter went on to discuss statutes and customs; to mention the failure of two Republicans (Grant and Roosevelt) who tried to alter custom; to refer to "your recent public rebuff to Herbert Hoover"* and the alleged embarrassment felt by other Republican presidential aspirants due to their chief's silence...