Word: naturedness
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In 1911 Milwaukee sent him to Congress as the first Socialist representative.* Appalled, Washington gaped at this ''political monster" who was no monster at all but a round German burgher, bald, shuffling, infinitely good-natured. Re-elected in 1918, he was refused his House seat by a vote...
Large of pate and paunch, small of eye and aim, Leader Watson perfectly typifies the old-style politician with whom the Hoover Administration is supposed to have little in common. But for that circumstance, Leader Watson could scarcely have asked for more favorable auspices when he set out in March...
In Washington Defendant-Leader Watson mopped his face, tried to remain "good natured."
For two acts the play is packed with amusing lines, sound opinion and excellently shaded acting; the dialogue and general tempo are brisk. But then unfortunately there comes a slump. The last act is a great disappointment. Not that one necessarily expects any noteworthy conclusion to be drawn from the...
"Although dwelling in the midst of constant hardships, and often unable to get enough food, the natives are remarkably carefree and good natured. But they seem to learn the white man's vices more readily than his virtues. They have developed such a dangerous craving for liquor that there is...