Word: bands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Fortunately, it was the border patrol, for a fact, looking for the band of earns citizens who had harried us that morning...
...Soviet Russian Ministress at Oslo, Norwegian Capital. She appeared last week at Mexico City, clad in precisely the colors of male diplomatic attire, black and white. Instead of a "dress shirt" she wore a white crepe de chine blouse. Instead of a "dress tie" she wore a white crepe band around her black cloche hat. Instead of a "dress suit" she wore a black silk cape, and simulated the effect of diplomatic knee breeches by having her black silk dress fall barely below the knees...
...holy flash of black struck at Negro Harlem last week, like a taffeta ribbon across a naughty face. Pagan blackamoors ceased their capers and their vices, to grace the passage of a band of Negro nuns, the Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, who, showing a quaint solemnity, were opening their new chapel to the Negroes...
...band of 30 self-appointed U. S. investigators, organized by Congregationalists, will depart at their own expense for Mexico as the year opens, to investigate thoroughly religious, economic and educational conditions...
...Manitoba. The U. S. Mennonites, 91,000 in number, have become prosperous and content; the Canadians have lately had trials. Though the government throughout the War stood by its promise of non-conscription, loyal Canadians, irritated, demanded state supervision of Mennonite schools, which, granted, led last week's band to leave. They are to report on Paraguay, where they will settle; if all goes well, other Canadian faithful will follow...