Word: helles
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...made them laugh: 'I had entertained a governor of one of our largest states at my country place.* After seeing him about the grounds, I suggested: "Governor, would you like to walk up to the house for a little drink?" And the governor's reply was: "Walk, Hell...
Anecdotal Climax: "Walk, Hell...
...visit our cemeteries, as I did!" cried the Senator. "There you will find ribald and insulting remarks penciled on the little white crosses that mark the graves of American soldiers. For instance: 'To hell with America,' and other insulting inscriptions. I wish, but I have not much hope, that Congress would pass at the next session an appropriation which would make it possible for the Government to bring home every American soldier now buried in French soil!" General John Joseph Pershing, Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission, quietly informed newsgatherers who sought him at his sister...
...powerful brute that "you can drive right through hell...
...president Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co.: "I made a speech to 1,500 of my Jewett and Paige dealers at an elaborate dinner in the grand ballroom of the Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit. Said I: 'The new Paige is a powerful brute. You can drive it right through hell and you can't make it heat...