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Commented Senator Reed: "An unscrupulous politician and a common scold...
...first touchdown against Harvard in seven years. Since 1928 he has been on Yale's coaching staff in charge of scrubs and as chief scout. He is short, thick, dainty on his feet, exceedingly fast. On and off the field he is quiet. He does not scold his players, does not give fight talks, convinces them that they know what to do in a game and need only do it. Personally popular, Ducky Pond was spared the ire of disgruntled alumni, who vowed to "get" Athletic Director Farmer for ignoring their wishes...
...when into the press room in the basement of the Geological Museum walked none other than James Ramsay MacDonald, president of the Conference. To the Press it was an unexpected honor. But Scot MacDonald quickly made it plain that he had come not to honor the Press but to scold it. Calling the reporters around him, Mr. MacDonald wagged his finger at them and began...
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...destroyed the peace of the neighborhood ... and that verbal attacks from her had made life miserable for the residents. Her actions made life miserable during the night as well as during the day. for she did not cease even when darkness came." Catherine Cairns was arrested as a common scold, clapped in jail to mend her talk...