Word: longtails
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...campaign catch phrase: "Hitch up them mules, boy, it ain't a goin' to rain." Speaking at the stately white capitol, he pawed absently at his cutaway, as though feeling for pockets. When the crowd roared, he drawled: "I forgot it was one of those longtail jobs. Just every four years is all I'm used to wearing it." South Carolina. With no parade, ball or fanfare, George Bell Timmerman Jr., 42, was sworn in as governor by his father, a federal judge. His oath of office included a promise that he would not fight a duel...
...Sale philosophized on the rich and poor. Said he: "Well, sir, as long as you are happy, I guess it don't matter where you are. A little tin box of chocolate tablets fits in the pockets of your overalls or it fits in the pocket of your fine longtail dinner coat. That settles it." And the copy continued on the theme: "Happiness isn't a matter of location?you've got to carry it with...
...down in front of Reuben's restaurant on Upper Broadway, Manhattan, struts a big black man in a longtail coat. He is John Lester Johnson, sparring partner of many fighters, who once was drubbed by Jack Dempsey. Now his life is free and easy; he looks the white folks over as they pass through the door, keeps out the trashy ones, lets in the hungry ones, bows to the haughty ones, spreads his smile. Last week, while he stood displaying his buttons, a taxicab snarled down the street and stopped before him. Doorman Johnson helped two people out, waited...