Word: plaster
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Most Mexican artists with whom the U. S. is familiar are amiable bohemians who never leave the Federal District of Mexico if they can help it and who cover vast acres of plaster with humorless protests against the bitter plight of the masses. Artist Hidalgo hates parties, is intensely serious, neither drinks nor smokes, works ten hours a day, owns only one suit of clothes, and has traveled by ox cart, automobile and burro in every state in the Federation studying the Indians of his land. Professionally he is a humorist. His little wax figures, never more than six inches...
...very betimes being vexed mightily by hammering and sawing noises below; and was much concerned lest it be those scoundrels meddling with the bell again. But soon did learn it be only workman replacing plaster in the Sanders Theatre. But Lord! I hope they do not come up to the Tower...
...Plaster falling from the ceiling was not enough to drive out a houseful of Yale men -- not the first time anyway. But the second time that the ceilings started to distribute themselves over the floors, it was time to move...
...first time that the plaster started falling, a careful examination was made, and the supervisor put his official O. K. on the building. But when a couple of mere ceilings caved in, the examiners made them...
...prolonged and severe cold spell which froze the pipes on the top floor. The water which at first stood two inches deep on the floor of the upper rooms, was soon mopped up, but the seepage continued through the ceilings and walls down to the ground floor, loosening plaster and wallpaper...