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Word: blew (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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April was in the air, as the Vagabond stood at the open window, sniffling hungrily at the smells of departing winter and newborn Spring. The soft breeze blew in from the Charles, itself as yet frozen over, with dirty gray ice, and he stretched himself slowly, thoroughly, like a cat that has just woken up. A slow smile of perfect bliss came over his face, and of a sudden he collapsed, purring, onto the sofa...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 3/7/1935 | See Source »

Still hog-tied by Japan's militarists, the Empire's peace-minded politicians last week tried to upset the jingo Cabinet of Premier Admiral Okada by exploding a bomb of scandal. They blew up the previous Cabinet by the same tactics, proved embezzlement on "subordinates" of sly old Finance Minister Takahashi (TIME, July 16). Although the old fox is again Finance Minister, for the seventh time, and although the new Cabinet is again riding them, the timid but persistent politicians last week maneuvered blunt War Minister General Hayashi into serious admissions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: War Lord's Bribe | 2/18/1935 | See Source »

...nine long minutes of the first half, the Crimson team went scoreless until Fletcher broke the spell by dropping a close shot for the Crimson's first tally. Three more points were added before the whistle blew, with the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD FIVE DOWNED BY COLUMBIA QUINTET | 2/18/1935 | See Source »

While Harvard's point total for the events entered was high, having no competitor in the combined event, and only one in the cross country race curtailed the skiers' chances for a higher final pos- aimed a terrific blew at his head. As Zautra was about to throw up the sponge, his seconds threw in the towel they had had ready since the first of the bout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD GETS SEVENTH IN DARTMOUTH SKIING | 2/11/1935 | See Source »

January's last winds blew the fury of Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan around the leonine head of fat old Rev. Edward L. Brooks last week. He put on a leather "aviator's'' cap and a heavy ulster and uprighteously faced, besides the elements, the bitter accusations of his neighbors at small Beulah, Mich. Those neighbors never did approve the resort for unmarried mothers and baby bastards which this retired Congregational clergyman operated at Beulah. They suspected that Brooks let poor babies die or even had them killed, that he buried them in the dune sand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Baby Farm | 2/4/1935 | See Source »

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