Word: gentlemen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...more sincere, more enthusiastic than they had previously experienced. As the royal party rolled across the country, there rose a militant nationalism, a recognition that the British monarchy is as much Canadian as British. All this must have been gratifying to the King and Queen, as well as the gentlemen of Downing Street, but it was also cruel punishment for Their Majesties, who worked hard, did not let the crowds down once...
...House voted to up each member's annual secretarial allowance to $6,500 for three, increase the yearly appropriation for such help from $2,190,000 to $2,847,000. Before thus braving taxpayers, who generally (and unjustly) believe that all Congressional secretaries are loafing relatives, the gentlemen of all parties devoted more prayerful debate to the proposal than they had accorded a $773,420,000 Navy bill...
...where once the Canada of long ago had its seat of Government, the King and Queen had dined [from the breasts of 2,000 snowbirds]. . . . The wine glasses were filled and Lieutenant-Governor Patenaude stood to propose the age-old toast, heard nightly across one-fourth the globe: 'Gentlemen, the King.' . . . From some far corner of that spacious ballroom a strong male voice sounded, rich and true...
...Ecstasy," gentlemen, has come to town, the anti-climactical hang-over of a wild publicity orgy. So synonymous is it with all things anti-Hays that the public has decided that "Ecstasy" is Old Howard's long-awaited rival. But the reigning queens of Howard Street need have no worries about business falling off. Aside from the now-famous Log Cabin Close-up and a couple of long distance shots of Miss Lamarr loping around the countryside without a stitch to her name, the picture makes no monumental play for the baser passions. In fact, the sex in "Ecstasy" makes...
...Gentlemen. I want to remonstrate with you. I want to plead with you to stop this promotion of the open-toed, open-backed shoe for street wear. . . . Today you see millions of women, all over America, slop-slopping along the streets with not only their toes out, but their heels out too. ... I won't be a bit surprised if, some day, they just walk right out on you and shellac their soles and put bells on their toes and say, 'To hell with shoes!!' . . . All this makes me very...