Word: repeater
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...stage of his career Mr. Coolidge was actively interested in some very 'liberal' legislation. The antimonopoly bill certainly represented the antithesis of standpattism; so also, the anti-discrimination bill; and so particularly the anti-injunction bill, which he effectively championed on the floor of the House. We may properly repeat here a line of comment from the Northampton Daily Herald of April 24, 1908, which said: 'Mr. Coolidge is entitled to the thanks of the wage laborers of his district for his manly defense of their interests...
...chosen the composite "scofflaw" as best describing those revolting, unregenerate citizens who delight in violating the Eighteenth Amendment. This word was selected because best of all it conjured up nauseating visions, true portraits of the lawbreakers, and suggested to every right-thinking person their deep and ignominious depravity. Just repeat "scofflaw" quietly several times; its deadly effect is immediately apparent. Anyone who applies the term to a fellow citizen will do well to follow the famous advice of "the Virginian",--"When you call me that--smile...
...Swedish Ballet appeared in America to repeat the revolutionary music and dances, with which it startled Paris. It began courageously with a set of New York performances (TIME, Dec. 10). It presented its full display of ear shockers and brain perplexers, including the fearsome Sacre du Printemps, music by Stravinsky. It went in uncompromisingly for musical modernism, with especial emphasis on the works of the famous "Six" of Paris, those bold youths who, headed by Darius Milhaud, have devoted their ingenuities to baiting the conservatives. In Paris, the performances given by the Swedish troupe were extravagantly loved and hated...
...London to guard King George V at his coronation. He always scoffed at tales of romance in "detecting" and ran his business with method and thoroughness. Intimately connected with the Theatre, he covered the walls of his office with photographs of famed actors and actresses. He delighted to repeat the remark of a visiting English detective: "These are, I suppose, representative American criminals...
...Workshop will repeat its successful comedy, "Heaven Helps Him", at a public performance in Brattle Hall on Friday evening, January 18, under the auspices of the Edward MacDowell Colony. This play was recently given at two private performances...