Word: graciously
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Perhaps your worthy publication has been deluged with protests from loyal Nebraskans to the effect that we do not have the "Quivers" out here. I refer to your statement on p. 49 ot your Oct. 16 publication in which you state that our King Ak-sar-ben and his Gracious Consort were crowned in the "Royal Castle of Quivers." Since we Nebraskans leave all of the "quivering" to Californians, may I inform you that it is the "Royal Castle of Quivera!" One thing you may be sure of-there is nothing "quivering" in the enthusiasm of this particular Nebraskan...
...live goat (non-political); the bandeau from the head of New York's most gracious hostess; a hair from Kermit Roosevelt's mustache (if he will permit such familiarity); a live turtle; the most beautiful woman in New York not yet present at the party; a bottle of good champagne unopened until passed on by the judges; any bird (not canaries or common sparrows); the future Mayor of New York, or his signature dated tonight; the autographed bodice or "stepin" of one of New York's most popular actresses; the private visiting list of Miss Juliana Cutting...
...direct as a compass, as decisive and brief as a dictionary definition, and as poised, as gracious and friendly as all well-bred women is Frances Perkins, the woman selected by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to represent labor in his official family...
Ever since the return to Europe last month of President Roosevelt's grey and gracious little disarmament dickerer, Ambassador-at-Large Norman Hezekiah Davis, Germany has been pressed by the U. S., Britain, France and Italy to enter a four-year convention for European armament control (TIME, Oct. 2). In effect a standstill pact, this convention would bind each power not to up its armaments before 1938, would create an international inspection board to see that all nations were keeping their pledges, would provide for eventual parity of armaments between Germany and France, but not until after the four...
...Coliseum, Omaha celebrated its autumn festival, the "Coronation of His Royal Highness King Ak-Sar-Ben XXXIX and His Gracious Consort the Queen, at the Royal Castle of Quivers." Crowned King Ak-Sar-Ben XXXIX (Nebraska backwards) was Hotelman Eugene Chase Eppley, 48-year-old bachelor. Queen was Margaret Monell Doorly...