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Word: brimless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sandwiched between other appeals to missing persons, the above jingle appeared one Sunday last month in the "agony columns" of Manhattan newspapers. Seasoned readers recalled Sunny Jim. He was the jolly old fellow with the brimless plug hat. the erect queue of white hair, the towering collar, red jacket and yellow waistcoat who advertised Force, the breakfast food, 30 years ago. Before eating Force he was a scowling grump named Jim Dumps (with hair queue drooping). A famed old jingle told his story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Minny & Jim | 3/13/1933 | See Source »

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