Word: tuxedoed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...City, and George Lane Winlock, of New York City; board members, Frederick Irving Chase, of Brookline, Herbert Fields, of Huntington, W. Va, Lawrence Trevor Grimm, of Los Angeles, Cal., Foster Knight, of Dedham, Jack Burton Nason, of Erie, Pa., Henry Harrison Proctor, of Boston, Joseph Earle Stevens Jr., of Tuxedo Park, N. Y., Walter Sheldon, Tower Jr., of Maplewood, N. F., John Garnett Whitham Jr., Lawrence, George Leon Weil Jr., of New York City...
...American Tobacco Co. did remarkably well last year, according to its annual report last week. This company makes a horde of useful products?Lucky Strike (It's toasted"), Egyptian Straights, Herbert Tareyton, Johnny Walker, Lord Salisbury, Melachrino, Naturals, Omar, Pall Mall, Sweet Caporal ("Ask Dad, he knows"), Bull Durham, Tuxedo, Serene, Old English Curve Cut, and many another. Their sales?billions of cigarets and tobacco packages?netted the company $22,238,919 last year. This meant, after preferred dividends were paid, $9.77 a share (par $50) on the $97,639,600 of common and common B stocks outstanding...
...Angeles. Down to the ringside of a fine new boxing stadium strutted a gentleman in a tuxedo. There were other gentlemen present in similar garb for this was a night to which reporters would doubtless affix, in their matutinal commentaries, the adjective "gala." The Olympic Stadium, on which $1,000,000 had just been spent, was about to be opened by scuffles between Salvadore and Jessick, lightweights, and Brown and Grandetta, bantams. "Cold Ice Cream, a Spoon in Every Package," cried vendors; candy was offered, soda-pop-the crowd ignored these amenities the better to stare at the tuxedoed gentleman...
...Tiny Herman to the canvas four times in three rounds-and then once more. After the fifth smack, Tiny Herman did not rise again until the referee's arm had marked off ten strophes. Had Negro Harry Wills, Dempsey's Nemesis, appeared before the Vernon crowd in tuxedo or barrelhouse cutaway, it is quite possible that the gathering would have favored him with the same vocal bludgeonings that the Los Angeles group bestowed upon the Champion, for Wills is reputed to be dodging Godfrey even as he himself is being dodged...
Brines recently advertised in the CRIMSON. "Tuxedo Coat and Pant $45.00." Of course if you are used to it, one pant may be well enough within the family circle where such little peculiarities are readily pardoned; but there are times when the second pant is desirable, not to say indispensable, even for semi-formal wear. It adds so much to one's sense of security, especially among strangers, to know that one pant is secure and unshakable on the right leg, and that the other pant occupies an impregnable position on the left. Beau Leggs