Word: smile
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ground-floor entrance of the carefully screened, locked and guarded Capitol, whisked up to Governor Herring's office in a freshly-painted elevator. Governor Landon's escort took him around to the plaza in front of the Capitol. The crowd got a good look as. with more smiles and hat-waving, he trotted up the long steps. Once inside, he was led to a washroom. As he emerged, there appeared at another door, on the arm of his son John, the man he had come to see. With warm smile and outstretched hand, he advanced...
...have read of the harrowing adventures of men who went into South American jungles well provisioned and armed and with guides. I smile, because I left Cartagena with nothing, not even a pocket knife, and lived in the jungle for almost six months. Five or six big jaguars that I encountered looked at me curiously and then scampered off. They were well fed on deer and pigs, and apparently had no wish to taste a half-starved Frenchman. At first the snakes bothered me, but finally I became accustomed to them...
...taken when I was 12 years old, but there was the excuse of a head of tresses long and thick, which a fond parent wished to memorialize for the reason that they were rapidly falling out. Possibly Mr. Hamilton wishes similarly to preserve to posterity both sides of the smile destined to come off in November. (MRS.) M. R. BOUFFIOUX...
...President conferred with some 30 local Democrats, including Maryland's Senator Radcliffe, Baltimore's Mayor Jackson, National Committeeman Howard Bruce. When the Baltimore Sun discovered this privy excursion, newshawks rushed to the White House to question Press Secretary Stephen Early who told them without cracking a smile that the Maryland meeting had been merely social. Up piped United Pressman Fred Storm: "Say, Steve, is this going to be a non-political campaign...
...Topeka excited newshawks asked Alf Landon if he would attend. "Well," said one, "the magician has pulled another white rabbit out of the hat." Governor Landon started to smile, quickly thought better of it. Said he gravely: "If there is any meeting anywhere at any time of benefit to Kansas, I will attend. . . . My work as Governor of Kansas comes ahead of anything else I am doing...