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Word: desiree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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For at least a twelvemonth enemies of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré have confidently prophesied that his Cabinet would fall soon after he should have put the franc back on a gold basis-a deed done last fortnight (TIME, July 2). Even staunchest friends feared, last week, for the grizzled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Sons of France! | 7/9/1928 | See Source »

When U. S. contributors offered to rebuild the Library, Belgium's beloved Hero Primate, the late Desire Cardinal Mercier, authorized the following inscription for the faÇade:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: At Louvain | 7/9/1928 | See Source »

After the War (during which he secured dimes from school children to pay for a battleship) Promoter Crandall took up residence in Pittsburgh, where he attended to the public relations of the Rollin Clark Circuit. Last year, he felt again the desire for greater, more gallant enterprises. Desiring to resuscitate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance | 7/9/1928 | See Source »

Explanations: 1) Major Putnam was born in England, though his parents were U. S. citizens. A formal declaration at the age of 21 of his desire to be a U. S. citizen was all that was needed, but Major

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Two-Vote Man | 7/2/1928 | See Source »

C, "You have been nominated for the most important position in the world. Your great ability and your wide experience will enable you to serve our party and our country with marked distinction. I wish you all the success that your heart could desire. May God continue to bestow upon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The President and I . . . | 6/25/1928 | See Source »

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