Word: petted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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While Francis Scott McBride, chief Anti-Saloon League lobbyist, was declaring that Mr. Drury's testimony was "a knock-out blow to the Wets' pet scheme," Wets talked of inviting Premier Ferguson to Washington to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to refute the statements of his Canadian opponent. Premier Ferguson promptly scotched this proposal as "undesirable," but offered to send all data necessary to prove the success of Ontario's liquor system...
Accompanied by the usual Polish pandemonium, the War Committee of the Sejm (Parliament) changed its chairman last week. Chairman-Kostjlakowski, loyal lieutenant of bombastic Dictator Josef Pilsudski, resigned in a pet, claiming that it was impossible for him to serve while a majority of the War Committee remained hostile. The opposition majority immediately elected Socialist Pataks to take his place, but there were enough Government members on the committee to make things hot for Chairman Pataks. Shouting that he was a lily-livered traitor they demanded his resignation, claimed that he wanted to reduce the Polish Army...
...side of the Bosporus, source of drinking water for generations has been a single deep narrow well in the market place. Housewives and porters gathered there every morning to draw water for their daily needs. There one Yusuf Hanoum, leather worker, sat down to rest last week, while his pet duck, name unknown, hopped up on the well curb :to keep him company. A stray dog frightened him. With an agitated squawk Yusuf's duck fell into Ihlamour's well. Unable to extricate his pet, Leather Worker Hanoum dropped half a loaf of bread and a large piece...
...Racine, Wis., Mrs. Margaret C. Hand willed $500 to her pet parrot...
...Helen Pugh who pleased him so greatly that he attended two of her concerts, at the second sat near the front to watch her hands. In Asheville, N. C., townsfolk read proudly of the distinction shown Pianist Pugh. Since the age of five she has been Asheville's pet prodigy...