Word: mouthing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...intruder twisted Rosa Ricchebuono's arm, forced her against a wall, tried to throw her on the bed. She tried to scream. The man, a policeman from the Vice Squad, clapped his hand over her mouth and snapped: "Keep quiet. You're under arrest.'" Excited neighbors buzzed about as other police arrived, dragged Mrs. Ricchebuono to the station house on a charge of prostitution. For two days and nights Mrs. Ricchebuono was locked up while Bernard scurried around, trying frantically but futilely to raise $500 bail. Meanwhile a probation officer had investigated the case, found no evidence...
...succeeded in acquiring quite a facility in arousing public feeling. "The Boston Evening American" with Mayor Russell as lead off man gave various citizens an opportunity to brand the ill-advised drawing with the telling marks of their disapproval. The Reverend Mr. Duval has attempted to stop the smoking mouth of Lampy with the dictum that the cartoon is "the worst insult ever perpetrated by a college publication against womanhood." William Randolph Hearst, tycoon of the "American" and one time Lampoon editor did not choose to comment. It only remains for the Boston press to hand out their ever ready...
...Smith prepares his articles in his office at No. 200 Madison Ave. from press clippings and other data compiled by researchers. He dictates his "stuff" rapidly, cigar in mouth, as he paces the floor. Variety reported that Mr. Smith is guaranteed $500 per week against a 60-40 split of the gross income of the feature, with a present assurance of $1,050 per week on the basis of the present list of customers. But at both McNaught syndicate and Mr. Smith's office it was stated that no such information had ever been given...
...promptly, fearlessly to a doctor with the first sign of what might be Cancer. Such signs include: any unusual lump in the flesh, especially in the breast; any persistent sore; any queer acting mole, wart or other skin peculiarity; any dribble of blood from the mouth or other body openings...
...narration of Roman Holiday, Sinclair's latest attack on capitalism, is put in the mouth of an advocatus diaboli: Luke Faber, conservative New Englander. manufacturer and gentleman-driver of racing cars. He is rich, socially correct. has a mistress and a fiancee, is popular with his fellow-townsmen and a power in the local American Legion. When the Reds make trouble in Rivertown factories. Faber helps organize a raid on their headquarters. Then comes the annual automobile race, "the Rivertown classic." Faber, the local favorite, is doing well, when he blows a front tire, hits the rail and crashes...