Word: nosing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Turning up its streamlined nose at a bevy of "oohing" and "aahing" high-school girls, Staff Car No. 2 sped out to Wellesley, to discover the reactions to Spring of a cross-section of girls attending that college. Enticed from a dingy living-room where they were smoking what they termed "butts," and playing auction bridge, a dozen Wellesleyites crowded around the Staff Car, all eager to be interviewed...
...State's Attorney General had the case well in hand. Prosecutor Dewey secretly called before his Grand Jury Dick Whitney's sister-in-law while he himself queried Mrs. Whitney. Then Prosecutor Dewey suddenly snatched Dick Whitney from under Lawyer Ambrose V. McCall's astounded nose with an indictment charging that Richard Whitney had appropriated another $105,000 in securities from the trust fund left by his father-in-law to Mrs. Whitney and her sister (Harvard University and St. Paul's School are residuary legatees). Richard Whitney was co-trustee of this fund. According...
...trying to polish myself up again by sticking my nose against the grind stone here," said 36 year old Julius F. Stone, Jr., first-year student in the Law School and former relief administrator in an interview yesterday afternoon...
...locked gate hung a "keep out" sign. But from talkative servants at the villa, reporters were able to piece together the kind of idyl their editors were gasping for: Greta milking a cow named Emma* while Stoky held Emma's head; Greta contentedly stroking the white nose of a llama while Stoky picked fresh white camellias, presented them with conductorial bows to "my lady of the camellias." At the Hotel Caruso, where, until they were discovered, the couple had gone regularly to eat their vegetarian lunch, their waiter said: "He certainly must love her to eat that stuff [carrots...
...March American Lutheran: "When the pastor sits in the Sanctuary during the course of the service he ought to behave in a seemly manner. Lounging, leg-crossing, nose-picking, yawning should be postponed to the hours of relaxation in the parsonage. Most of our pastors are robed, and while they are thus solemnly attired personal mannerisms should be completely under control. Their sanctuary habits should be impeccable...