Word: midnight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There followed a long and jubilant article describing in detail a midnight session of the U. S. Congress at which President Coolidge had appeared and personally rushed through the repeal of the 18th Amendment. The orgies and drinking bouts which followed this legis- lation were hailed as marking the emergence of the U. S. from...
...There where the watermelon and the strawberry transform the midnight dew into luscious red juice; there where the springs gush forth that transparent and God-given fluid sparkling with purity and virtue, the only proper drink for an American citizen; but if there be those of a grosser appetite who want to violate the constitution of America, there is Bimini, only an hour or two away...
...Many a current slang phrase or expression is the creation of a dizzy brain overheard and remembered by a clearer head. The streets of New York between midnight and dawn, when the inebriates come sailing home, are productive fields for the professional wise cracker," answered Mr. Catlett when asked about the source of his humorous sayings...
These ballots must be in the mall again bearing a postmark not later than midnight tomorrow night in order to be included in the count. The reason that new balots are being sent out and must be properly filled but and returned is that the requisite 60 per cent of the class has not yet announced its vote. Only 400 of the 800 ballots which were sent out have been returned and many of them are unsigned and are therefore invalid. The returns will be announced on Friday by the secretary...
...Road to Yesterday. Cecil De Mille, the prophet of midnight bathing parties and purple society dramas, has suddenly turned serious and to ill-effect. He has produced a drama in which the modern craze for psychology and complexes is the inspiration. It is a strange hybrid and smacks of Hollywood. Joseph Schildkraut is the star. His personality and appeal, so valuable in the legitimate box office, do not screen particularly impressively...