Word: barreled
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Dates: during 1921-1921
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...wrong candidate. According to the "New York Tribune", Youngstown, Ohio, elected mayor one George Oles, a man who was backed by no party and whose reputation was due entirely to his own advertising. He has been a resident of Youngstown for only three months, having arrived there with a barrel of potatoes an his total assets, yet in that time he has built up the largest food business in the city. He discussed polities in his advertisements of cheaper onlong. If this sounds more like a musical comedy plot than an actual occurrence, his campaign methods will seem like pure...
There is a story about a certain mouse who inadvertently lapped up the drippings from a barrel of whiskey. Consequent to this he made a now famous remark-addressed to the world at large. We mention the mouse because his spirit, it seems to us, is not unknown here today. Those who went down to the field yesterday and are also familiar with the story will be able to appreciate the pertinence of its application on this, the eve of the game...