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Word: choses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...months since December 6, 1933, that memorable day when prohibition went out of effect, records of more than 200 sales to Harvard students have been kept and nearly half of the customers gratified their thirst with the amber product of the Bonnie Banks Doon. Of the 200 purchasers, 97 chose cotch whiskey and some of the more popular brands that have been finding flavor with the students are "Stoddard's", "Johnny Walker," "Glen Finnan," and McNair's", all testifying by their names to genuine Gaclic ancestry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Students Show Preference for Strong Spirits in Survey Conducted by Grocery Store | 3/15/1934 | See Source »

...should like to answer the personal attack made on myself and my article, "The Phoenix in the Babbitt Warren," which appeared in the February "Advocate." The author of this somewhat scurrilous attack chose, for reasons best known to himself, to remain anonymous, and so I must rely on you to call this letter of mine to his attention...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Anonymous Answered | 3/7/1934 | See Source »

...Supreme Court of the United States keeps its ear to the ground. Confronted with an issue that permitted it, by reason of a long line of precedents, to decide either way, the court chose to support an emergency milk law enacted by the Legislature of the State of New York...

Author: By David Lawrence, | Title: Today in Washington | 3/7/1934 | See Source »

Scripps-Howard Columnist Westbrook Pegler last week chose, as subject of one of his most sardonic pieces, Philadelphia Turfman Joseph Early Widener. Excerpts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 5, 1934 | 3/5/1934 | See Source »

...rare old Burgundy four years ago, but the Bully Beef club had a battle-scarred can of bully beef to be opened by the last two survivors of its 286 members. Said Last Man Lockwood: "We ate many cans of bully beef during the Civil War but we chose a rare old bottle of Burgundy wine for the final toast. Anyway, wine is more in keeping with the times." Forthwith beside the battle-scarred can of bully beef was placed a brand-new bottle of Burgundy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 5, 1934 | 3/5/1934 | See Source »

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