Word: usual
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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Instead of the usual powder flashlights, the cameramen used the new electric flashlamp that leaves no smoke, makes no bang. After the President . had been "shot" signing the bills, he inspected the lamp. "That's a new one," he said...
When Tsar Boris of Bulgaria married Princess Giovanna of Italy this autumn he agreed to the usual stipulation that all his children be brought up as Roman Catholics...
...Whiz Bang, Publisher Fawcett launched upon a largely successful series of publishing ventures, assisted by his brothers Roscoe and (the late) Harvey. The first, True Confessions, began by giving actual confessions of criminals and other big figures in the news (e.g. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw), but later turned to the usual anonymous-girl-gone-wrong narrative. At its sexiest stage it claimed 400,000 circulation, but a mistaken (and temporary) effort to "clean it up" under the name of Fawcett's nearly ruined the book. It is doing well again (230,000). Judge Ben Lindsey is a contributor...
...song: "Oh, the moon's behind a cloud along the Wabash, for the Democrats are making all the hay; in the sycamores the G. O. P. is hiding, on the banks of the Wabash hell's to pay." President Hoover, present as No. 1 guest as usual, as usual addressed his news-gathering hosts, as usual eased his feelings in reply to their horse play, as usual was not reported...
Another late arrival was lanky Owen D. Young who came about 11 p. m. in full dress, accompanied by Thomas William Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co. Looking taller than usual in his full dress, Mr. Young paused to peer down at and converse with small, able Isidor Kresel, counsel for Bank of United States, also the busy new special investigator of New York's magistracy scandals. Shortly before 3 a. m. Lieutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman came, was hurriedly ushered into the conference room by James Herbert Case, chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of New York...