Word: loves
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...never drink, and I just detest speakeasies." Asked how she knew that she detested speakeasies when she never drank, Miss Bruning appeared flustered and finally said she "had been to a 'speak' with a thirsty friend once a long time ago." Quick to change the subject, she added, "I love to travel, especially in airplanes; and when I'm on the ground I like to dance and swim...
...great Scotch whiskey trust, Distillers Co. Ltd., has about 100,000,000 gal. which it would dearly love to sell in the U. S. The big hurdle is a $5-a-gallon tariff which will probably be upped to stimulate domestic grain consumption. DCL, like Bacardi, has taken its time about the U. S. market, has kept liquormen with their tongues hanging out over who was to sell Johnny Walker, Haig & Haig, Dewar and Gordon gin. The assignment of only two brands was definitely known so late as last week: Black & White to National Distillers and Johnny Walker to Canada...
...unpopular Pope Adrian VI died, a wreath appeared on his doctor's door, inscribed: "To the Deliverer of his country, S. P. Q. R." Of the four, Aretino's end was happiest. After tremendous ups & downs he settled in Venice, waxed fat and urbane, survived a tragic love affair and went down wenching...
...Notable exception: Alexander Pope (1688-1744), who kept copies of his love letters to Martha Blount, afterwards published them...
...booming; they all had plenty of money and little to do for it; even before the War gave them an excuse to run wild, some of the Sewalls were slipping from the pioneer virtues. But Granddaughter Sally had good stuff in her; she sympathized with her Granny. Wartime and love's young dream threw her and Alan into each other's arms. For a while things got very serious for all the Sewalls. After the War Sally settled down to be a young matron; Alan went into the bank. Their personal crash came as the boom years ended...