Word: vulgarism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Censor"; on its first page appeared a joke that was characteristic of the issue?a joke printed in French, and making a play of the words "habits" (clothes) and "explorer" (to go through). "Translation on page 31," said the editors. "Ha! this matter must be salacious," cried the vulgar reader: ". . . habits de mon mari. J'ai I'habitude de les explorer tous les soirs." Though ignorant of French he would not deign to turn to page 31; no, and what's more he would put the magazine where his wife could not get at it. Had he bothered to read...
...Covent Garden, England, a cockney porter piled 20 round baskets on top of each other, lifted them, quaking and jiggling, while a vulgar mob disguised its awe under facetiousness, placed them upon his head and, with crossed legs, balanced so, while a camera snapped. ... a record...
...York Times: "Mayor Hylan was originally a Yellow Hero created by the Yellow Press. He has openly appealed to the basest motives. But now the idol goes down together with its builder in political ruin. New York may breathe more easily this morning. It has got rid of a vulgar and debasing tyranny...
...make a vulgar noise...
...novel twist of one of the oldest existing publicity ideas-the lottery scheme-recently occurred, simultaneously, to the editors of certain vulgar U. S. newspapers. To issue lottery tickets redeemable for cash is, of course, forbidden by law. But, since all paper bills are numbered, why not, thought the editors, make currency itself the lottery tickets? Every day certain newspapers began to publish the serial numbers of $1 and $2 bills. Persons who found lucky-number bills in their possession could redeem them for substantial prizes. Cashiers began to spend hours reading the numbers of all the bills that passed...