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Word: eared (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mitchell went to the Spanish-American war, as half-engineer, half-lawyer. He trained at Camp Zachary Taylor for the World War. In 1925 Justice Butler whispered the Mitchell name into the Coolidge ear and-presto!-Mr. Mitchell found himself Solicitor-General of the U. S. Such a good impression did he make as the Government's advocate before the U. S. Supreme Court that the Justices broadly hinted to President Hoover that he would be overlooking a good bet if he did not utilize the Mitchell legal talents in a top-notch of his Cabinet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Eight New, Two Old | 3/11/1929 | See Source »

There seemed to come a sigh As Dempsey whispered in his ear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Push & Scamper | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

...that can be understood by anyone who can cut out a paper doll. That this will bore persons familiar with Wall Street methods is unlikely, however, for Mrs. Wolf's infidelities are effectively and seductively acted by Olga Baclanova. Best shot : Miss Baclanova biting her honey's ear. Olga Baclanova has the best singing voice in the cinema business. Her father, a Moscow artist, used to let her watch rehearsals of the Little Theatre there when she was ten years old. When she was 16 she was one of four chosen out of 400 applicants for admission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Feb. 11, 1929 | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

...principle may be extended to the art of music, in which tonal variations are evanescent. Great virtuosi, who know how to mingle murmurous, tinkling and strident sounds, might be said to possess the "Great Ear." Master perfumers presumably have the "Great Nose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Great Eye | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

Died. Laddie Boy, 9, Airedale beloved of the late Warren Gamaliel Harding; of old age and an abscess in the ear; in New tonville, Mass., at the home of Secret Service Man Harry L. Barker, who had been his master since the death of President Harding. Laddie Boy preferred sugar and cream in his coffee. He was a half-brother of President Coolidge's dog, Laddie Buck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Feb. 4, 1929 | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

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