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Word: charmings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...With the House, there is a different situation. Washington feels very cordial to Speaker Longworth. He has done a great job in organizing the House. It is a matter of personal charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: No. 6 Man | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

...Olga not only represents the feminine beauty of our race but the charm of the Brazilian woman. . . . Each petal unfolding over Olga's young crowned head is for us like the stars sparkling in our flag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: Petals Over Olga | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

...Agassiz's personal charm and earnestness gained her great triumph for the society in overcoming the opposition of the Committee on Education, at the State House, on Feb. 28, 1894. She received the major credit for effecting the incorporation of Radcliffe College, which the Governor authorized by his signature on March 23, 1894. Many honors were awarded to her and all Radcliffe felt its loss when she resigned the presidency...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WILL CELEBRATE SEMI-CENTENNIAL FRIDAY MORNING | 5/29/1929 | See Source »

TIME certainly meant no depreciation of gracious Mrs. Coolidge. The distinction drawn was purely one in kind, not degree, of charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 27, 1929 | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

...engaged to marry Joan, reverenced Lynneth, white daughter of the moon. "Looking at Lynneth with her remote and crystal innocence was like seeing one of his moments take form and move through the trees in radiance." But for all her innocence, Lynneth held the household hypnotized, worked a sinister charm over carnal Douglas. One electric day, detailed to keep her indoors, he succumbed to her eerie charm only to be tossed aside when a flash of lightning lured her into the storm. Forced into her room, she moaned and wailed like a caged animal till Joan, unnerved by the noise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Good Life | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

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