Word: stickful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...cousin, she, his favorite niece. Yet President Roosevelt's immediate brood looked upon these two kinsmen with political distrust and personal disfavor because they were Democrats. Once during the 1920 campaign young Theodore Roosevelt, to dispel the popular impression that Franklin Roosevelt was a real chip off the Big Stick, declared: "He's a maverick! He doesn't have the brand of our family...
...telling the truth; he is just broadcasting a lot of lying propaganda. In that case, would it not be more sensible and less cruel to fight fire with fire and retaliate by spreading propaganda for one's own side? Better to allow both factions to express themselves whether they stick to the truth or not. For in the welter of lies it is quite conceivable that truth, or the closest approximation of it possible, might pay. Honesty would be such a rarity that the person who possessed it would be listened to before everyone else...
...himself on gargantuan meals at the Lotos Club or at Delmonico's, kept an expensive house on Riverside Drive and a summer home at Lake George, strutted about at opera and horse show, a conspicuous figure with his whiskers, flaming red tie, frock coat, plug hat, and heavy walking stick which could make a highly effective bludgeon...
...Fancy savage-looking wooden or glass beads in loud colors detract from the face. . . ." Hair: "Hairnets are impossible. Wide, casual waves are best." Makeup: "Use enough to look healthy. . . . Wipe off excess lipstick. For those who still believe it wicked to employ coloring to [sic] the lips, a pomade stick is advisable as it is more conservative and yet adds the needed flesh tones." Wearing the clothes: "Stand straight, with stomach in and head up. Hold the shoulders proudly. Round shoulders will ruin the most carefully chosen ensemble." Conclusions: "It is better to have one outfit with all accessories matching...
...clerks were kept busy distributing the new series of twelve Washington stamps, cancelling them so that collectors might have the valuable date of issue. One dealer came from New York with a truckful of commemorative envelopes, rented a store and hired a corps of assistants to help him stick on the new stamps and mail them to himself and customers...