Word: rubbish
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Philip Stephanovitch . . . alighted with dignity from the sledge, raised his hat, bowed unsteadily in all directions and uttered through his nose a haughty condescending sound-something halfway between 'I am very pleased' and 'Please be seated'-and immediately began to talk such inexplicable rubbish about reconnoitring the village, the old Sabakin, the swindling representative, the bloody Tsar Nicholas, Isabella and other things, that the women were absolutely tongue-tied with fright and respect, and the driver exclaimed in a drunken voice, 'Gee up,' and clapped his arms across his chest with sheer delight...
Second Suit. New York City deposits its rubbish, its refuse, its garbage in the Atlantic Ocean, most of which eventually reaches New Jersey's shoals, white-sand beaches. New Jersey would prevent New York from so littering its bathing grounds...
...Authors. Princess Radziwill, whose Russian property was of course confiscated during the revolution, is now a naturalized U. S. citizen, and can safely draw the line at being buried by a Bolshevik priest. She also draws the line at the League of Nations ("humbug," "rubbish") but not so safely, because her daughter is an ardent employe of the secretariat. The Princess lives in Manhattan, works for an importer, writes occasional amusing intensities for the press...
...Chilton, England, the Rev. E. P. Gough, rector of a nearby parish, found a church, buried beneath a rubbish pile. Disregarding the symbolical nature of his discovery, he immediately broadcast news of it together with interesting details. The church had apparently been built in the days of Roman occupancy of Great Britain; in it, it seemed probable, St. Augustine had initiated bearded and barbarous tribesmen into fellowship with a kind, mysterious and splendid God. During the lapse of savage centuries, the little church had become overlaid with dust; when found, it was covered 14 feet deep with the refuse...
Five city blocks had been completely wiped out. Four banks, three theatres, three hotels, two newspaper plants, twelve office buildings, a Jewish Temple and a half dozen lunch rooms were hotbeds of rubbish. Total damage was estimated at $20,000,000. " Strangely enough, no one was killed; only a few suffered serious injuries. But 3,000 people were thrown out of work in a city of 150,000 population where wages had already been cut to the danger point (see p. 35). Fall River started building itself up again: There was prospect of more work. The whistles of 29 locomotives...