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Word: cesarians (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...insulting pity upon the other. "Those poor people, the Spilambertians," said Il Corsaro, "they have the goiter. It's not their fault. It is only the water." Down the road in Spilamberto, the secretary of the village's Demo-Christian Party felt equally sorry for the San Cesarians. "Good folks," he said, "only they have the goiter. Confidentially, they really have got it properly. It is the fault of the water." Said one old Cesarian: "The Spilambertians cannot keep their wives. Three ran away last month." Said a pitying Spilambertian: "In San Cesario the women have babies before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: A Tale of Two Villages | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

...Cesario last week to get support for a general strike (see above), he had to call off his rally for lack of interest. Despite the fact that San Cesario voted 87% Red in the 1948 election, no one now has time for party activities. Said one San Cesarian to the organizer: "Everyone is busy with meetings of great importance-about the cannon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: A Tale of Two Villages | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

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