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Word: ems (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Alderman Ferrier eventually opined, "Steerforth brought disgrace upon little Em'ly, a Yarmouth girl. Although he himself came to a tragic end, it is not advisable to perpetuate his name unduly." The Council agreed; banished "Steerforth Avenue" from its deliberations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: At Yarmouth | 11/23/1925 | See Source »

...because I got a bit suspicious about my knowledge of this course in social sophistry or whatever they call it that I'm taking. And the first one I met, was Art Knott who was looking for the same stuff I was. So we found out that Mr. Rend 'Em and Weep or something satisfying like that was awaiting just such intelligence's as ours, and hurried thence. And there we found the only other gentleman in the course the rest are professionals with the "A" and "B" disease--and so the three of us settled into three hours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONFESSIONS OF A GENTLEMAN | 11/4/1925 | See Source »

like pearls, I love 'em...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 28, 1925 | 9/28/1925 | See Source »

...love 'em...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fond Memories | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

Those who hooted had seen this Irishman, Mike McTigue, light-heavyweight champion of the world, retreat all evening before Paul ("Punch 'em") Berlenbach of Astoria, L. I., who followed him with the angry obstinacy of an animal whose insignificant brain was fogged by the fumes of his very adequate blood. They had seen the Irishman's left hand flicker in the face of the assaulting one; they had seen him, in the sixth round, swing his right hand twice to Berlenbach's jaw, at which the latter sank to his knees, his cloudy face even cloudier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Berlenbach vs. McTigue | 6/8/1925 | See Source »

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