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Word: fitful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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John R. Quinn, Commander of the American Legion, was in Indianapolis when told that the veto had been issued. He said, without surprise: "I regret that the President has seen fit to veto the adjusted compensation measure. I am not familiar with his reasons. However, the ex-service men and women look with confidence to both Houses of Congress to enact this just measure into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOLDIER BONUS: Economy Veto | 5/26/1924 | See Source »

...Dreams. It seems as if Peggy Wood might have done better in this musical comedy version of Peg o' My Heart. She'd fit well the title role. She has a good voice-which Suzanne Keener, the present incumbent, also possesses. But Miss Wood has considerable poise and comedy skill; Miss Keener has yet to be struck by the lightning of histrionic inspiration. After Laurette Taylor's performance in the role, her performance might be described as a gentle phosphorescence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: May 19, 1924 | 5/19/1924 | See Source »

...What Senator was so short that he had his seat and automobile altered to fit him?The late Senator Knox, colleague of Penrose. "Who was the only man who ever took off his coat in the House of Representatives??Elisha Adams Morse, manufacturer of shoe polish, who took off his coat while making a speech, was admonished by Speaker Reed, and put it on again; no one has done it since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Book* | 5/5/1924 | See Source »

Applicants for the Blue Course must be warrant officers or enlisted men who have served at least nine months in one of the components of the Army and who are physically fit, or men who a have attended the White Course in 1923 and were recommended to pursue the Blue Course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELIOT, LOWELL, LAWRENCE ENDORSE C. M. T. C. PLAN | 4/29/1924 | See Source »

...Rooms to Fit Every Purse

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Harvard Business School Forms Complete Unit | 4/28/1924 | See Source »

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