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Word: hadn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...they leave us they can rattle of all the scandals of the royal household from the time of King Feraburz down to the last imperial debauch. They can speculate in a way that is delightful to hear upon the probable sequences of events if the King's favorite mistress hadn't run away with the Fourth Knight of the Backstairs. In short, I make the Satellites see the collective importance of little things...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Persian University Letter No. 2 | 4/17/1925 | See Source »

...wouldn't have moved the cars," he declared," but they had parked for a longer time than the law allows. And if they hadn't been locked, we would have just pushed them out of the way. As it was, there was no way of moving them except having them towed. When they were towed, of course the garage had to be paid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STREET CLEANERS GET BUSY AND STUDENTS LOSE CARS | 4/11/1925 | See Source »

...slopped theatrical cream on his face with an air of finality and said, "I'd almost think I exaggerated if I hadn't seen them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NIP PRAISES AGILITY OF PUDDING CHORUS GIRLS | 4/4/1925 | See Source »

Just thirty-four seconds elapsed between the end of the Harvard-Princeton game on Saturday, and the time when the first CRIMSON football 2extra came off the press. This establishes a new record for speed in preparing the paper for press. As one of the compositors remarked, "If it hadn't been for the Princeton guy who scored in the last minute of play, we'd have got it off just one second after the game ended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAST MINUTE SCORE DELAYS CRIMSON EXTRA 33 SECONDS | 11/10/1924 | See Source »

During the dinner an episode which seems prophetic of these post-Prohibition days occurred. As reported in the "Transcript" of October 27, 1860, "The Prince beckoned to a waiter and requested him to get a glass of wine. The waiter promptly replied that he hadn't any. President Felton here remarked to the Prince in his bland manner that it was not in accordance with usage on such occasions to provide wine. 'Then', said the Prince, turning to the waiter, 'Get me a glass of beer'. For the second time the waiter was obliged to reply that he had none...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prince of Wales to Break Old Precedent Set by Edward VII in Visit to Harvard | 10/24/1924 | See Source »

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