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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hefle, v., i, to talk bombastic nonsense, piffle, tripe, etc. The word is used usually in its present participle as: "What are you Heflin' about?" "Stop Heflin' and talk sense," etc...
...seems that Uncle Sam desires to own all of South America etc. etc. South America is being Americanized rapidly. Now on the other hand, it is very sad to see how the States are becoming South Americanized more rapidly than we are becoming Americanized. To wit, some weeks ago two Senators insulted each other and proceeded to have a regular fist fight within the precincts of the Senate. Again, during elections in Chicago, "pineapples exploded" and fights at the polling booths were plentiful. Can you get anything more South American than this two items? We used to do that before...
...Having signed the Flood Control bill, President Coolidge consigned several other bills to Congressional limbo. A single day brought forth eight vetoes. The rejected measures included: the $3,500,000 bill for roadbuilding in public domains (Indian reservations, national parks, etc.); a 10% pay-raise, totaling some $6,000,000 per annum, for night-working city and railroad postal employes; a bill of extra allowances to fourth-class postmasters for rent, fuel, light, equipment; a bill to promote Captain George R. Armstrong, U. S. A. (retired) to lieutenant-colonel...
...etc. etc." Baldwin was sentenced to six months in jail. The rest were fined. The Supreme Court of New Jersey upheld the verdicts...
...Henry Ford is a motor tycoon, Harvey Firestone a tire tycoon, etc...