Word: sippers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dailies," he called his sheet, and the spirit of the office was carnival. "There is no substitute for circulation" and "What we want to arouse is the 'Gee Whiz!' emotion" were the watchwords. Lots to drink (though not for Hearst; he was and is a sipper of fine wines), lots to spend, cannon crackers, yacht rides-Hearst's staff were his familiars, and his paper's contents were historic. He had Ambrose Bierce, Gertrude Atherton, Joaquin Miller and Mark Twain on his payroll. Also Thomas Nast, Jimmy Swinnerton, T. A. ("Tad") Dorgan, Homer Davenport, Harrison Fisher...
...Delafield-sipper you will know that Authoress Delafield's books (The Way Things Are, The Diary of a Provincial Lady, House Party), like so many informally-handed cups of tea, have a lighthearted, everyday, almost always amusing flavor. But this time the leaves are not quite fresh, the brew is a little bitter. Usually she manages to be not too true to life to be funny. But unless you can laugh at locksmiths you will find nothing in A Good Man's Love to hold your sides over...