Word: broking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Skirting the southern end of the island, typhoon and tidal wave broke on the western shore, carrying great boats high into the air and dashing them onto inland rice fields in the vicinity of Nagasaki. The towns of Nakamura and Kojima were wrecked. Jetties, heavy laden barges, motor boats were crushed by the terrific weight of water or blown away by the screeching wind...
...hospital (and Mrs. Sam Smith). He found a nurse, Gretchen Meyer, who had bathed the baby three times during each of the obfuscated days. She "regretted her lack of observation" and said she did not learn the Sam Smith's baby's sex until the dispute broke...
Baby Parade. Before the beauty parade came the baby parade. Small-appearing brats were wheeled along the boardwalk to the cheers of parents and the catcalls of a few. One baby became sick due to the swaying of the float upon which it was being wafted along. Several babies broke into tears as they heard the fearful pandemonium caused by 15 bands all playing at the same time. The dirigible Los Angeles flew over the babies, severely frightening several and terrifying two. After the event prizes were awarded to the babies who appeared most healthy...
...Calvin Coolidge has returned from his annual woodchuck hunt in his native State. He broke his record, capturing eleven fine looking and healthy chucks." Last week this report was rediscovered in the Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Mass.) of Sept...
...money took a series of stiff jolts on the chin, and when it was finally counted out there was nothing left. Broke, Britton returned to New York, obtained a boxing license, trained...