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Word: answer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...other U. S. men-of-war, bluejackets experienced successive waves of wonder, envy, anger, relief. In Washington, Navy officials were shocked, embarrassed, furious. Secretary Wilbur, in particular, had to answer an irate telegram from Joseph Pool, the 15-year-old's father, asking how such things could happen. Since Navy tradition mentions only a wife in every port and none on shipboard and the regulations say very little about human nature, there was nothing that Secretary Wilbur could say beyond expressing regret...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: On Every Ship | 4/23/1928 | See Source »

...statewide chain of women's Republican clubs. When the returns came in, she was to be seen nowhere near the smoke-fouled headquarters of Small or Thompson. She had headquarters of her own in Chicago, full of fresh air, flowers, candy and lady friends. Her daughter, Katrina, helped answer the telephone. Her friend Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the "Princess Alice" of Rooseveltian days at the White House and now the wife of the Speaker of the House, helped add up returns and receive callers and made the victory photographs just twice as distinguished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: In Illinois | 4/23/1928 | See Source »

...After that we put out a chorus call From 300 to 400 girls answer that: most of them entirely unqualified. They come from offices, restaurants, everywhere. From this group we select about 100 and put them into practice clothes. When they are in practice costume, we see knock-knees, bowlegs, and what not. About 50 of them are finally retained...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chorine-Picking Described by Harvard Musical Comedy Writer--Vinton Freedley '14 Is Author of "Here's Howe" | 4/17/1928 | See Source »

Collard: "I will not! I will answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Trial by Oaths | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

There were several other classifications in which not many minutes were spent. At the University of Toronto, Canada, Psychologist J. W. Bridges asked 168 students to answer some questions the answers to which could be considered "symptomatic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Done and Felt | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

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