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Word: faked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...former was a pudding and the later was a fake...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CASEY AT THE BAT* | 10/4/1924 | See Source »

Basing his attack against the Government on the Anglo-Russian Treaty (TIME, Aug. 18), Mr. George said in a speech at Penmaenmawr, Wales: "In so far as it [the treaty] is not a fake, it is folly. In fact, it is both. It was hastily patched up at the end of the session because the Prime Minister had been held up by a number of Socialist gunmen of his own party. Let me emphasize the point that it has nothing to do with the rights or wrongs of the restoration of Russia. It is purely a question of whether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Animadversions | 9/22/1924 | See Source »

...banks not only have to seek out these philanthropic depositors after 20 years, but also to guard against fake claimants. Recently a large sum was left in a savings bank by one James Sullivan, a sailor. When it was advertised, 142 claimants appeared. Investigation showed that none of them was entitled to the money. These fraudulent claims are often taken to court and the bank is compelled to fight the case out legally to protect the rightful but unknown claimants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Unclaimed Deposits | 9/22/1924 | See Source »

...spoke to other officials of the matter. The passports of the 50 Poles were reexamined and found to be clever forgeries. It was discovered that the Poles had all bought their fake passports from a combine which gave away, as a premium with each purchase, a new union suit. Thus did an eye for union suits uncover a dastardly conspiracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMMIGRATION: Union Suits | 9/15/1924 | See Source »

...itself about a haughty family who think their daughter could have done a lot better than marry that young doctor. The young doctor's old father takes the second act pretty much into his own hands and creates a lot of disturbance by meretricious advertising in the papers, fake patients, and what not. Egon Brecher, the German who did the title role, was rumored to be considerable of a comedian. After the performance critics stated that the rumor was unfounded. The play survived four nights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Aug. 25, 1924 | 8/25/1924 | See Source »

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