Word: statements
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hubert Work, new chairman of the Republican National Committee, said he would issue no important campaign statement last week. His stated reason: "Courtesy to the Democrats." Dr. Work was much occupied with finishing off his duties as Secretary of the Interior, preparatory to resigning. Dr. Work did, nevertheless, make some statements. He said: "We need only about two months. . . . Our campaign will be a real pep rally!" He said: "I never heard of a President of the United States making campaign speeches." He said the total cost of Hooverizing the U. S. electorate would be kept below the sums spent...
...habit?the happy warrior?Alfred E. Smith," came the last words, then the crashing applause. Puffing hard at his cigar, Alfred E. Smith left the room. He returned later and did a few waltz steps to the broadcast blare of East Side, West Side. That evening's statement-to-the-press, not strictly accurate, was: "I heard Franklin Roosevelt and the demonstration and enjoyed them both...
...wife of Assemblyman Smith, then a four-time Governor's wife and finally a candidate for First Lady of the Land, emerged from her husband's friend's private car and smiled contentedly at Houston. Newsgatherers waiting at her hotel were soon handed a mimeographed statement by the lady's experienced secretary, Miss Rose Pedrick...
Coincidentally, Packard issued last week its statement for the nine months ending May 31, showing a net profit of $17,803,304 or $5.92 per share of common stock. This is nearly double the earnings for the same period...
...this statement, Anatomist Kappers cast doubt on current notions about nicotine. Many U. S. doctors have contended and often hoped to prove that smoking does no harm. In Newark, N. J., five children of the Fillimon family have been smoking full-sized cigars since the age of two. The oldest, Frank, 11, now averages five cigars a day. All of these children appear healthy, go to school regularly, get good grades...