Word: shoeing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...cocktail lounges, and saloons that provide the last refreshment to Boston wayfarers on the long, cold trip over the river to the Arlington wilderness. "And not only frappes," the aproned entrepreneur continued, vigorously chewing the remnants of a nondescript cheroot, "but boneless turkey, Saturday Reviews of Literature, razor blades shoe polish, and back editions of the Wake--all at the right price...
Harrier Hal May, a consistent Crimson placer this fall, stepped on a nail in the middle of the course, was forced to throw his track shoe on the side of the trail and went ahead with one bare foot to place fourth among the Varsity squad...
...leaders, it becomes increasingly obvious that internationalism, to the G.O.P, does not extend to the sacred confines of the American dollar. Traditional exponents of high tariff, the new majority party is again talking protectionism, led by its House majority leader, Joe Martin, long-tie friend of the "protected" Massachusetts shoe interests. This Republican line is fairly consistent: a majority of the G.O.P. Congressmen and Senators followed Taft's prodding and voted to kill the reciprocal trade agreements. Down the line on foreign economic questions, Republican voted in Congress are solid evidence of the party's reluctance to match world political...
...Major Petkoff, seems the only character capable of conjuring up any comedy. The others, in their assorted attempts to build emotional rhapsodies, burlesque the Shavian wit rather than convey it. Settings, neatly done by Matt Horner, demonstrate his expertness and the effects achievable by an outfit operating on a shoe-string basis...
...Resistance. The step from thought to action was short. In Decatur, Ill., a woman asked her grocer if he had any lard, learned that he had-at 65? a pound. "So," said she, "no wonder you still got it." In Kansas City, a secretary stalked indignantly from a shoe store, announcing that she would not pay $32.50 for a pair of shoes; in Los Angeles a butcher hung out a sign saying that he had refused to buy at the price the packers were asking. Chain stores with a stake in public relations refused to stock up on skyrocketing items...