Word: factly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tongue-tied in class and paralyzed in examinations. Often enough, both are wrong. If the boy can be found some afternoon (when he should be studying) engaged in conversation with a neighborhood farmer, or chauffeur or shopkeeper, it may be observed that he is neither stupid nor reticent. In fact, he may be very wise about certain things, such as farms, or gasoline engines, or boats, and he can talk to you almost with eloquence about what makes the bees swarm, or what causes that sputter in your motor car, or how to shoot the sun with a sextant...
...divided into two classes, this time those who like the Marx brothers and those who don't. The assertion probably needs qualification to include those who have never seen the Marx brothers, if indeed any such still exist. It may be assumed that the latter class is in fact not a myth in order to justify a review of one of their productions; for the first mentioned class will go to see it no matter what the reviewer says, and the second mentioned couldn't by any amount of persuasion be induced to view such a spectacle after their initial...
...bubbles; makes the same faces; goes through the same antics; and plays the same harp (or one that looks just like it) as he always did. Groucho gets away with jokes like this as only he can: "I don't like little Junior's crossing the railroad track; in fact I don't like little Junior at all." Chico gets into an argument with Groucho which, poorly paraphrased, runs somewhat as follows: (they're looking for a stolen picture) G.--I think it must be in the next room, according to this plan. C.--I guess you're right...
Aside from the fact that many rates "signify nothing" because they apply to products exported and not imported, and are on the books only to throw dust in the farmers' eyes, the chief center of attack on the new tariff is in the international complications arising from it. With Europe in debt to the United States to the extent of many billion dollars it would not seem to require Economics A in order to realize the need of an American market for European goods. Whatever other intelligent way is there to move such huge sums across the Atlantic? Certainly...
...Forecast stop found floating in bay on empty cases stop elder in serious condition stop claims foul play by betting ring stop have asked us to communicate with you stop please advise. Sergeant Curdle, Coast Guard." It gave a definite inkling of what might happen very soon. In fact Joe might well have quit then if it had not been that he was unwilling to leave his friends in the lurch. This year however he never signed a contract and though it was hoped that he might turn up late, the worst was feared...