Word: words
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bill Mill. "And now, just a word before we adjourn. I want to congratulate this House on being the most efficient lawmaking body in existence. We have passed three vitally important pieces of legislation in less than two weeks. You have well deserved your holiday...
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...loan from a member of a private shipping concern. Then there was the new $725,000,000 Navy program. See ARMY & NAVY) to be finally approved. And the administration tax program was being knocked out of joint by the House of Representatives (see THE CONGRESS). President Coolidge let the word go up Pennsylvania avenue that he was displeased and might veto the revenue act of 1928 if tax-cutting went too far. The Congress sent the President its $200,936,000 deficiency bill to sign- first major bill this session...
Prayer Book. The Bishops of the Church of England attempted to preserve this latitudinarianism and at the same time to create some authority for parochial idiosyncracies. Thus they arranged for an alternative marriage service in which they might omit the word "obey." And they provided for the "reservation of the Host," already practiced by some priests. "Reservation of the Host" means that the wafer consecrated at a mass preserves its sanctity, can be set aside (reserved) and carried to those unable to attend church services...
...small pig with a bottle. First the pig slobbered gently upon the hand of George Ledbetter. Then the pig became hungry and began to squeal. James Ledbetter pinched the pig's nose, cuffed the pig's ear, pulled the pig's tail, used a bad word. Then he smacked the pig's nose with all his might. At this the pig squealed more loudly and sadly. James Ledbetter went into his grandfather's house, seized a large rifle, pushed the muzzle close to the pig's heart, pulled the trigger and despatched...