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Word: basketfuls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...When the Wilburs moved to Washington, Mrs. Wilbur asserted that she, indifferent to the social frivolities of the Capital, would continue to do her own cooking. Simultaneously, the public prints provided snapshots of Mrs. Wilbur at the gas-range, at the laundry basket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Saratoga | 4/6/1925 | See Source »

Died. Zep, mammoth black bear, mascot of the Passaic, N. J., High School Basket Ball Team (TIME, Feb. 16, SPORT); at Wayne, N. J. His team had rejoiced in 159 straight victories. His skin will be converted into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Mar. 23, 1925 | 3/23/1925 | See Source »

...boys and girls, chosen from 300,000 children, to the Presidential Palace at Prague. The children from each region presented the President with a simple present and each child was presented with a small present from the President. Among the gifts the President received were: national emblem from Bohemia, basket of painted eggs from Moravia, a doll in Slovak costume from Slovakia, decorated plates from Silesia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Birthday | 3/16/1925 | See Source »

...Fargo, N. D., the girls of the Pingree High School basketball team played the young women of the Kensal High. After the regulation four periods had been played, the score still stood at 0 to 0. Three extra periods went by without the shooting of a single basket. The girls then played four more extra periods, making a total of eleven, and still no one could score a goal. At this point the referee, frightened by the weary, wilted appearance of the young women, ordered them to decide the contest by the toss of a penny. "Heads," cried the captain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tie | 3/16/1925 | See Source »

...basket of painted eggs from Moravia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Point With Pride: Mar. 16, 1925 | 3/16/1925 | See Source »

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