Word: lets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Pierce Arrow in that Senate race. On arrival, Mr. Shipstead was put on the Foreign Relations Committee and straightway issued his ultimatum to the Senate: "You may think that because you have been good enough to give me this committee appointment, which I am proud to have, I will let up on being hostile and disagreeable and mean and nasty to the Republican and Democratic parties. I will not. I am a Farmer-Laborite and I am against both the old parties, and I want it understood that...
...provides a code duello for railroaders, every nicety of which the factors of this case followed meticulously. Thus a year ago, the conductors and trainmen notified their employers that they wanted a 19% increase in pay-$38,000,000. "But no! we can't afford it," replied employers. "Let us send our seconds before the U. S. Mediation Board." "Quite agreeable," replied workmen. The Mediation Board, appointed under provisions of the Watson-Parker Act, listened to representatives of both sides. "Oh, get together, gentlemen," said the Mediation Board. "Oh, no," said the others. This seemed like stalemate. Then announced...
...Martha, I'll tell you what . . If you'll take the letter, I'll let you ride around the block on my tricycle. . . I'll let you ride around twice. . . Think of that! . . You can ride around trice on my twicycle . . I mean twice on my tricycle. . Well, then, I'll let you come to my circus next Saturday free, and its going to be ten pins for everybody else. . . I'll give you half this piece of chewing gum. . . And two of these keys and this, whistle and I'll let you whittle with my knife some...
...cognizant of Dickensian tradition in their inconstancy of warmth and books often encumber the knees of gentle souls who prefer their own lamp light to the colder luminaries of the winter heavens. No better book for such a purpose, no more delightful, distinguished, and never dull--to be precise, let's suggest that David McCord is an excellent essayist in the Hazlitt manner with a touch of Benchley at his best...
...father and which was the mother. It was stated that Mr. McCracken was there when the child was born and Mr. Duggan was not, so I now do know which parent was which. But you can see some of the figures and various suggestions which I conjured. I must let them go and get into my theme. I think I am down to talk about Outstanding Problems in American Education. It is a very serious topic...