Word: felt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When Billy Watson (born Isaac Levy) retired from the burlesque business he had made his pile. At 72 he still had plenty, but felt that he was "going nuts from not doing anything." So last week he gave a heave and a shove, and out on a Philadelphia stage waddled his revived Beef Trust, once the prime ribs of burlesque. The current show, Watson claims, is an exact duplicate, gags and all, of the old-time one. But in 1898 top weight for burlesque beauties was 180 pounds; today all Beef-Trusters weigh 200 or more. The Trust...
Bankers at first mistrusted Jefty because of his inexperience and his use of sound trucks to advertise real estate frozen in the banks he had to liquidate. By last week, however, the American Banker felt justified in remarking: "Without pyrotechnics or disruptions of established methods in the oldest banking agency of the Government, he stimulated loyalty, recognized career men and from coast to coast glorified his office to bankers and public...
...felt that the Student Council was guardian of the property of the students namely the McGill. Union and in this responsible position were in the position to jeopardize the students property...
...whether there should be a college squad. So far, the University has done everything but give financial support. As long as it remains up to the individuals what they do when they ski, Harvard will never place as high in a meet as they would if the skiers felt that they owed it to the college to practice rather then merely to ski. This new attitude would produce general improvement. Surely, it would not be asking too much to have a doctor provided by the Athletic Association for the big meets of the year, and possibly to secure a coach...
With regard to the existence of a secret naval pact with Britain, Jones felt that any such understanding "would have to be very informal. At the same time there is nothing in our Constitution to prevent American naval officers comparing notes with British officers about their common field of operation, which is the Pacific...