Word: jovialities
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Tabitha first appears as a young girl in a small English town, orphaned and stuck with a dull, painfully married elder brother. Thirsty for adventure, she runs off with Bonser, a jovial fast-talking bounder who peddles worthless shares in country pubs. Bonser juggles her on his knee and cuddles her in bed, but he runs out when her money does...
Roman Ham. But it is Bushman's personality which has endeared him to Chicago. The public loves Bushman because Bushman loves them-he is one of the most unabashed hams that ever trod the boards. Despite his looks, he is a kindly and jovial sort of gorilla, who often plays gently with the mice he catches in his cage. The spectacle of Bushman lying at ease like a Roman, munching grapes and gulping quart bottles of milk handed in by his keeper (when in a good mood he politely hands them back), has won the hearts of the multitude...
...Queen Elizabeth drove down the main street, waving graciously to her cheering subjects, Dustman Cooper became confused. He took a wrong turn, and a moment later found himself driving along the selfsame street as the Queen and not 30 yards behind. The jovial crowd spotted his new cart and, after the Queen had passed, broke into renewed cheers for the dustman. Bewildered Sidney waved his hand uncertainly and smiled a smile of dumb thanks. Behind him in the cart, three helpers smiled and waved like royalty. The crowd went home, and Sidney Cooper had a fine tale to tell...
...Jovial over his crews' successes, coach Tom Bolles praised them generously after the regatta and revealed that the varsity had rowed the 2000 meter distance in a record-breaking 6:05 in practice before the E.A.R.C. and hence had chafed particularly about losing to Tech...
...Republican," Robert A. Taft, running unopposed, got 73,000 more votes in the Republican primary than all seven candidates seeking the Democratic nomination put together. The winning Democrat, who will face Taft in November, is bouncy, bombastic State Auditor Joseph ("Jumping Joe") T. Ferguson. Since Jumping Joe, a jovial hack, was a bit weak on big world issues, Democrats had to reassure themselves that at least he was quite a vote getter. The story goes that when asked what he thought about Formosa, Jumping Joe replied: "Don't worry about Formosa-I carried it by 2,000 votes...