Word: temperence
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...colleagues a commentary on manners that was not merely destructive. For the Gibson Girl and the Gibson Man, however they may "date" in modern eyes, stood as an ideal to young Americans of the nineties. But bit by bit "Life" had to die because it could not change its temper when chafing-dishes were banished from the sideboards of America for juniper drops and bitters. All that was still vital in "Life" was appropriated five years ago by the "New Yorker," and seasoned with the urbanities of a new Manhattan cocktail...
Press grew suspicious, began to yammer in bad temper about "cautious secrecy." To some editors it was inconceivable that nothing concrete was accomplished behind all the elaborate atmosphere of Washington cordiality. But in this case good atmosphere was all Signor Grandi wanted...
...mass entertainment, whether in the form of movies, magazines, or radio, a continual source of irritation and of misanthropic feelings. Nevertheless, there is a resource open to this small and outnumbered hand, the resource of laughing heartily at all the despicable sham, and of assuming the keen, critical temper that can cut through the blandishments of publicity agents...
Certain Choice. Regardless of the temper of the people as indicated by last year's or last week's election, the renomination of Herbert Hoover is almost as good as accomplished. Against him is only one formal and forlorn candidacy?Dr. Joseph Irwin France of Maryland (TIME, April 30). Dwight Whitney Morrow, on whom Wets pinned dreamy hopes, is dead. A vague stirring of Liberals for William Edgar Borah, with talk of cash support, received no encouragement from the Idaho Senator. The rank & file of the Republican Party may not be enthusiastic about their national leader but they have little...
Wanted: An Apology. When President Hoover read this statement in his morning newspaper, he was wroth indeed. He gave his temper nine hours to cool. Then he issued to the Press an answer, a challenge and a demand to the Navy League. Excerpt...