Word: handclasping
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Died. Arthur Chapman, 62, writer, retired newsman; of heart disease; in Manhattan. Author of many a novel and history on Western subjects, Mr. Chapman achieved fame through his lines: Out where the handclasp's a little stronger, Out where the smile dwells a little longer, That's where the West begins; Out where the sun is a little brighter, Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter, Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter, That's where the West begins...
...than ever before, with U. S. textile men tearing their hair about a Japanese commercial invasion, with William Randolph Hearst pumping the U. S. full of what a shame it is that all sorts of Japanese goods sell so cheap, the two nations continued to offer each other the handclasp of friendship in many a place and many a different...
Thus did the President of the United States receive the handclasp of solidarity from Fritz Thyssen and his Nazl blood-hounds. --Columbia Spectator...
...only did Governor Pinchot last week bury the hatchet with the Old Guard organization, thus throwing his personal machine into the Regular line and practically eliminating Democratic chances, but he also invited his longtime political foe, Senator Reed, to Harrisburg for a friendly handclasp. "There is no personal bitterness between Pinchot and myself," beamed Senator Reed. "I fought him as hard as I could and the Governor did not pull his punches...
...decine was asked for an opinion. Weightily the Academic considered, then over the voluble opposition of a youthful minority delivered these decisions: 1) the country man's hands carry fewer germs than the city man's, but 2) more germs change carriers during a handclasp than during a perfunctory peck of the lips; hence 3) the handshake is more dangerous than the kiss...