Word: softly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Coolidge was sympathetic but hesitant. He did not appear to have the soft coal situation at his executive fingertips. He said he would consult Secretary of Labor Davis and urged his callers to do likewise. He said he could not very well call a conference of Labor and operators without the latter signifying their willingness. He lacked authority to intervene unasked...
Tufts topped off an undefeated and untied season with a soft victory over Massachusetts Aggies, 32-6. The losers have won no game all season...
Last week, a dull-faced, clumsy-looking man sat in his parlor; he was trying to entertain his friends. "Wait a minute." he told them, "I will get my accordion and play it for you." At this there was a soft hoot of derisive laughter. Girls nudged each other, men smirked and snickered. . . . Soon "Alf" came back into the room carrying an automatic "accordion" which he had purchased at the Mayfair Plaything Stores, in Manhattan. The instrument was beautifully made; it had cost $70, although a cheaper one could have been procured; it contained, completely hidden, a tone chamber made...
...place of a prize ring, an ice surface for hockey, a bicycle track and other floor devices with which Madison Square Garden is normally equipped of evenings, the customers saw dirt. Soft dirt where hapless riders might tumble unhurt. In the middle of the dirt they saw suave gentlemen in cutaways (afternoons) and evening clothes; judges of horses. Also "Dutch" White, professional ringmaster of many a horseshow, resplendent in a scarlet & gold suit...
...himself, and the struggles were tremendous. Sometimes men grouped together, and on the shoulders of four husky men stood one light one, snatching enough flowers for all, while frantic classmates tackled the big men and yanked the small one's shirt from his back ... And now, in this soft age, men merely pelt confetti at their girls, and are pelted in return...