Word: puff
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...into the "Royal Band of Rome to H. M. Victor Emanuel III," and directed them through a long engagement in a Harlem beer garden. Later he furnished the "Naval Reserve Band of Italy" to Luna Park. Of this band, 35 members could play. The other 40 were drilled to puff convincingly at plugged-up instruments...
...railroads of the country continued last week to puff protestingly down the long earning decline which began after the market break last fall. The first 46 roads to report their March earnings rolled down the staggering decrease of 39.5% in net operating income, and 12.7% in gross revenue, as compared with March last year. Outstanding among roads that have reported March earnings to date were the following (figures are net operating income for March...
This time Dr. Schacht took a swift and angry puff at his cigar, did not bother to remove it before speaking...
...parents, relatives and friends of seven of the 15 girls would not believe that everything is all right. "Help, help, police!" they cried, but they got no help, and with a derisive toot the locomotive began to puff and chuff. Gretchen and the other young women waved goodbye, and the richly dressed old woman sprinkled eau de cologne on her handkerchief, dabbed her forehead. At Hamburg, like the watchful and virtuous chaperone of a bevy of schoolgirls, she shepherded her 15 charges aboard the spick-and-span steamer Eubee...
...this way and that past John Richardson of Dartmouth. Keyed up, perspiring, Richardson took two sets himself, once losing only 7 points in five games. Then Jacobs ran out the match: 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-9, 6-3. Over on the boys' court, the cream-puff passed back and forth between Mark Hecht and Bernard Friedman. Hecht returned it oftenest, won match & title...