Word: halt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...will seldom sit down in her seat. Instead she will clasp her hands behind her back and pace, shoulders hunched, up & down the aisles, back & forth in front of the lounges along the Chamber's rear wall. She will purse her lips, frown as though deep in thought, halt now & then to fix some speaking Senator with a sharp, doubtful glance. From time to time she will address the Chair to interject some comment, acid-humorous in intent-for her husband was the Senate's conscientious sarcastigator. Then she will resume her soft pacing through the aisles, around...
These two signs told the whole story of Federal efforts to halt the rapid spread of New York's cordial & beverage shops where almost anybody can buy a bottle of gin for a dollar. Two years ago, one of the first to open was the shop at No. 201 East 44th Street (TIME, Feb. 10, 1930 et seq.). Gin. whiskey, brandy and liqueurs were openly displayed, openly sold. While the proprietor, one Mike, openly scoffed, while a Columbia University student wrote to President Hoover about it, the U. S. District Attorney's office said the matter would...
Near Ogden. Utah, Fireman Ollie Lance of Union Pacific's No. 19 sneezed. No. 19 came to a sudden, sickening halt. Out piled the train crew, out piled the passengers, to search the tracks until they found Fireman Ollie Lance's lost false teeth...
...fraction of a second I hoped the rope might break the fall, though at once I was aware that no rope could halt this double fall. The bodies flew down the terrifically steep couloir. The porter of my rope team screamed with horror and looked as if he were going to throw himself down the abyss. We all felt an uncanny desire to follow them...
From Lambert Co. came no word whether or not Eggs v. Listerine would bring a halt to Listerine v. Eggs...