Word: extent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...star political correspondent, George Van Slyke wired: "The religionists have thrown off all restraints in the last month and are working openly against Smith. The State is flooded with the anti-Catholic literature. More than fifty separate pamphlets and circulars have been spread broadcast. The extent of this movement has caused much comment as to its cost and who is footing the bill. Much secrecy prevails as to the method of circulation. The literature bears the mark of Flint, Mich., and mostly is put into the rural mail boxes at the crossways, under doors and into small town letter boxes...
...power and nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals, Ala. President Coolidge killed the bill by pocket-veto. Nominee Hoover embraced the Coolidge policies. Nominee Smith's stand for government control of water power is as well known as his first name. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission discovered to what extent the power lobby had been manipulating to make water power safe for privateers. The Republican platform and acceptance speech ignored, the Democratic platform and acceptance speech denounced, these manipulations...
Animal Crackers. Zeppo Marx has good stage manners though he is otherwise without importance; Chico Marx plays the piano well and can, to some extent, imitate an Italian; Groucho Marx is garrulous and mad; but Harpo Marx has a wild and silent face, his desires are mysterious and he can play the harp. The four Marx brothers cavort together in Animal Crackers...
...everybody knows that on the contrary it was strongly Democratic. Evidently the Digest ballots sent out to the voters in New York City have been returned by Republicans much more generally than by Democrats. Apparently the same thing has happened in other close states, but to what extent the poll overestimates the strength of the Republicans no one can tell...
...great problems of Government is to determine to what extent the Government shall regulate and control commerce and industry, and how much it shall leave it alone. No system is perfect. We have had many abuses in the private conduct of business. That, every good citizen resents. It is just as important that business keep out of Government as that Government keep out of business...