Word: wet
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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President Harry Truman gave no sign that he knew his feet were wet; he was peppy, dapper and punctual as usual, and he reflected a hearty good cheer. But there was something a little unreal about his brisk attitude of unconcern. The angry waters of Democratic politics washed muddily through the White House all week and the President scarcely moved without sloshing in the stuff...
...every other soul aboard, the sea seemed empty, but the ship swung into a figure eight. Suddenly all saw the wet and bobbing head of Tomas Montanez and watched a small boat put out to rescue him. He was almost unconscious; his rescuer had to seize his hair to keep him from sinking...
Camden: 7-10 inches. Wet surface. Fair...
...Harvard, and ya gotta friend dat wants ta go ta Harvard. Only trouble is he's at Yale awready. Tell ya wet ya gotto do, or better yet, tell ya wot die guy C1878 done. He puts and ad in da CRIMSON, da number of da ad is C1878, an' he's askin' if anybody at Harvard wants ta go ta Yale...
...Melvin Hass had become a statewide story. Kansans who had laughed for years over flouting the law, but had done little to get it off the books, growled at the severity of Hass's penalty and at the hypocrisy of other citizens who vote dry and drink wet. In Wichita, a group of businessmen started a fund to buy a new car for Scapegoat Hass. By this week they had raised more than $800 and formed a club called: "It Could Happen to Me." They hoped that the incident would help Kansas overthrow its 67-year-old prohibition...