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Word: banners (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...upon a vertically striped shield. The whole is surmounted by an eagle. The direction of the sword was from upper right to lower left, the same as the "bar" or, more correctly, the "bend-sinister" (denoting illegitimacy). The eagle faced to the right so that, when carried on a banner, it faced away from the staff-and away from the enemy. Two years ago, the error was discovered and the entire coat of arms has been reversed on new insignia, with as little public attention as possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: National Affairs Notes, Feb. 23, 1925 | 2/23/1925 | See Source »

...today vow never to rest until the old yellow Imperial banner and the purple Royal standard wave again over the ancient Hohenzollern palace in Berlin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Birthday | 2/9/1925 | See Source »

...baldheaded gentleman at a desk labelled "Dean". In fairness to the occupants of University 4, it must be admitted that the gentleman pictured does not resemble any of them, but he must be a Harvard dean, for there is a large "H" on his clair and a Harvard banner over his head. Moreover the perspiration pouring from his head seems to fell of long hours spent in wrestling with the ingenious excuses of students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CICERO SAPP TO SEND PRODIGIOUS SON HERE | 1/26/1925 | See Source »

Died. Mrs. Ellen Key Howard Morgan, granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, famed writer of The Star Spangled Banner; in Lexington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jan. 26, 1925 | 1/26/1925 | See Source »

...matter. Notwithstanding the horrid hideousness of Commissioner Hirshfield's campaign, Professor Muzzey and his unspeakable colleagues have continued to enjoy the respect and esteem of the country at large, which is apparently unaware of the Bolshevist leaven working in its vitals. If Mr. O'Brien had not raised the banner and declared a holy war of purification, anything might have happened...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SCREAM OF THE EAGLE | 1/20/1925 | See Source »

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