Word: often
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Near Cincinnati lately, on the estate of Julius Fleischmann Jr., a Mrs. Rockefeller tried trapshooting for the first time. She was surprised and pleased to see one "bird" after another disintegrate as fast and often as she pulled trigger. Those present kept it a secret from Mrs. Rockefeller that behind her while she was shooting stood a crack shot who, each time she cried, "Pull," took aim at the sailing pigeons, waited, shot when she did. Not even persons long used to shooting shotguns can detect by ear the shooting of another shotgun almost simultaneously with their...
Governor Christiansen of Minnesota, a bulky, dry, economically-minded man, is his friend and together they often talk politics. A lawyer, he got himself appointed legal adviser to the Federal enforcement officials in his Prohibition District. He advised some raids to put an end to the sale of ginger-ale and soda water "setups" in the nightclubs and cafes of St Paul and Minneapolis. Last week the raiders pushed ahead to catch 'leggers in their homes...
...Theatrical Newspaper it was last week recorded that a large number of stage comedians were enraged against Percy Hammond because in a recent writing he had implied that clowns on the stage were often smutty. Said Zit's: "The comedians who feel hurt over the notice need not be named . . . dire threats are being heard...
...Most Field and Lodge despatches are plastered thoroughly with such expressions as "observers here are agreed," "as a prominent Republican said today," "it is said," or "experts foresee." The anonymity of the "experts," "Republicans" and "observers" does not rob such despatches of interest for partisan readers.-Often-they force issues, precipitate news...
Disgusting, however, was the food they were obliged to eat when their civilized provender gave out. Edible berries abounded, but often resembled poisonous kinds. They gingerly tried armadillo meat, scooping the flesh from the bowl-like shells. It had a faint herby taste. In extremity they killed small monkeys, skinned them, put the little, human-like heads out of nauseating sight, gutted and boiled the creatures. Monkey meat they found pallid, tasteless. Spices thrown into the soup pots made the meat palatable...