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Word: comeing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Generalissimo Smoot, methodical old warrior that he is, commenced to count shots (pages in the Congressional Record) fired so far. Triumphantly he announced that 666 rounds had been discharged (including canister, grape, minie-balls, buckshot and BB) from both sides of the lines. Of those, 509 had come from the Democratic and Insurgent opposition, whereas the valiant Republican troops, husbanding their ammunition, had fired only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: 509 to 157 | 10/28/1929 | See Source »

...salute. First and only country to recognize Conqueror Nadir last week was his northern neighbor, Russia. Hardly had the smoke from Kabul's ancient brass saluting cannon died away than Afghans were telling each other hot news. Servants searching the hastily deserted palace of "Usurper" Habibullah had come upon a locked closet. Inside the closet were six smouldering corpses. Three were recognizable: Abdul Majif and Hayatullah, brother and half-brother of exiled Amanullah, and Mohammed Osman, one-time governor of Kandahar, whose great Afghan influence once won him the title of "King-maker." All three, held as hostages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Cannons after Prayer | 10/28/1929 | See Source »

Kolster Radio Corp., down from 78¾ to 15.* Bear argument: Small earnings, keen competition to come from the new General Motors-General Electric-Westinghouse-Radio Corp. manufacturing combine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Boston's Bear | 10/28/1929 | See Source »

There are all sorts of days in the Vagabond's life. In fact, years spent knocking about the four corners of the globe and Harvard Yard have conditioned him to all kinds of climes and dispositions. So much so, that he has come to realize that moods after all are merely the reflection of a late breakfast or some other external influence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

...windows of his private suite in Memorial Hall. After a night spent at a genuine Intercollegiate Ball the zestful zephyrs did the trick for the old reprobate and he awoke at dawn with roses in his cheeks and a curl in his blond hair. Ah, yes. Youth has come to town. Youth, strong and vigorous, is the style today. And best of all, the Vagabond is young again. And chipper, too, my lads...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

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