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Word: downes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hearst Jr. is vivacious, modest but not diffident. He is married and lives in Manhattan's Ritz Tower. When he drives his special-bodied Cadillac to the American office every traffic cop grins at him gratefully, and he stops often to pass the time of day. His license plates bear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Hearst Jr. | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

A Jesus, painted yellow and green, looked down past his canvas feet last week into the appraising eyes of Sir Joseph Duveen.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: 51 Portraits | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

Last week three attempts were made to lay down empirical formulas for the conduct of U. S. school children, pedagogs, undergraduates.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: At Buffalo | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

Stanford's huge Quarterback Herb Fleischhacker and his friends, unrecognizable in mud, smeared a punt, crossbucked and plunged to a first down. Then Fleischhacker sent Fullback Smalling around left end for the only score. Stanford 6, Washington 0.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Nov. 18, 1929 | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

Yale could not regard Maryland as easy after what happened last year (Maryland 6, Yale 0), but never did the Elis show so clearly what a one-man team they are this year. With a lead of 13, shifty little Albie Booth sat down to rest. Maryland promptly tied the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Nov. 18, 1929 | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

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