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Word: affairs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...When he was 20 they put him in prison and I cried much, like a mother. But then I stopped, because after all he was a man, and it was his own affair. Now I know that he did right, for he is the President of Russia. I am just a peasant who has a good son. When I go to Moscow I never ride in his automobile. Such a woman as I should walk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Days of Wrath | 11/26/1928 | See Source »

This afternoon between the steeply banked walls of the Union Living Room there will occur a spectacle to which only those lucky enough to hold the little blue pasteboard will gain admittance. Always a tense and thrilling affair, the gathering in the Union promises this year to linger long in the memories of those attending. But from the very privilege which is extended to the audience proceeds a peril. Thoughtful only of their own comfort the undergraduates who are expected to fill the living room this afternoon may overlook the fact that they owe a whole hearted support...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT | 11/24/1928 | See Source »

Gene Rodemich and Charles Martel are back: that's about the best that can be said for the affair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 11/24/1928 | See Source »

Undergraduate ushers for the affair have not been named, but it is expected that several of those who served last week will be on hand today. It has been found difficult to obtain ushers for this tea, as a great majority of the eligible men are leaving early for New Haven. However, it will not be so necessary to have as large a force this week since not as many guests are expected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECOND OF UNIVERSITY TEAS TO BE HELD TODAY | 11/23/1928 | See Source »

...steel-beamed sky, the riveter crashes through the Pooles' conservatory roof. Stunned by the fall, his astonishment is increased by the proximity of Consuelo. His way of expressing his daze is to say "Geez" many times (in throaty Theatre Guild English). There is, of course, an affair and there is a little accident. When Consuelo tells her twice-divorced mother and once-divorced father of her interesting condition, Father cries "Harlot!", Mother cries "Why didn't you tell me?" Only the dowager Mrs. Poole will accept erring granddaughter, riveting grandson-to-be, but Mrs. Poole's acceptance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Nov. 12, 1928 | 11/12/1928 | See Source »

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