Word: nicked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that fellow with the large chest and ruddy face looking straight before him in the midst of that admiring group? He is smiling and blushing. Probably someone has just suggested that he will be the next President. That is Nick Longworth, the Speaker. He and his cronies run the House by dint of goodwill and numbers -because, you see, politics in the House isn't half so individualistic as in the Senate. Everybody likes Nick. He is the likable boss, although that lean stiff man, Tilson of Connecticut, bears the formal title of Republican leader. The impressive...
...NICK THE GREEK EXPLAINS $750,000 CRAP LOSS...
...date Princeton has lost seven games while winning four. The Tigers opened against the strong St. Nick's, losing this encounter and the next two, one against the Royal Military Academy, and the other against the strong University of Montreal's sextet...
...periods, only to lose, 4--3, in an exciting overtime game. Since this setback, the Tigers have again resumed their policy of gaining experience by the use of practice games. Incidentally, Yale was taken into Camp, and following this, the Tigers lost for the second time to the St. Nick's, this time by the count of $ 4. The New York Athletic Club has been downed 4 $ in an overtime game, and Merristown furnished the Princeton skaters with a practice session, the Tigers winning...
Anguished outcry has been raised particularly by disciples of Mr. Tarkington. His extraordinary story has been treated with even more disrespect than librettists normally show to their inspiration. This however need not have cut an irretrievable nick in the show's appeal. There are perhaps some thousands of people who enjoy musical shows and do not know their Tarkington. Even the addicts were only mildly diverted by Hello, Lola...