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Word: dusters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...great Thorpe used to tear down the field snorting through his noseguard. Pop's only art in struction came from a village sign painter. Fond also of carpentry, he manufactures all his golf clubs. Said he last week : "Bob Zuppke, they tell me, wears a smock or a duster or something like that, but artist." not for me. I'm a painter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: He Painters | 11/16/1931 | See Source »

...deeds in action. The first news photographer gave up his comfortable studio, built a little black wagon for a traveling .dark room (nicknamed the "What-is-it?'' by inquisitive soldiers), and took the field in his own uniform, a floppy straw hat and a long linen duster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: He Painters | 11/16/1931 | See Source »

...piece bathing suit of light, bright green. Police raided Ray Martin's bar, arrested Ray Martin, clapped him into jail. For 26 days Ray Martin languished in jail with no other clothing than his light, bright green bathing suit. On the 27th day he borrowed a duster, went to court, pleaded guilty, was fined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 31, 1931 | 8/31/1931 | See Source »

...Jewish life of the hero's return: "Hm, you didn't hoid Meester Feitelbaum from Seedney Frenklin wot he fight witt bools. ... So it geeves chirrs de pipple wot it guzz in wodeweel de bool-fighter wot he bicomes yat from tsigarattes in de papers a in-duster. So Isidor (SMACK) ... you be batter a Seedney Frenklin und dunt gatting on de reputt codd a D yat in bool-fighting maybe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Bulls to Ballyhoo | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

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