Search Details

Word: helpful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

TIME, perpetuating an ancient myth, can help explode it. Artificial limbs are made of willow-metal; never of cork. I know. I've had to buy one every five years for half a century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 3, 1928 | 9/3/1928 | See Source »

Major-General James Guthrie Harbord, president of Radio Corporation of America, on leave of absence to help collect campaign funds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Votes Sep. 3, 1928 | 9/3/1928 | See Source »

...reference to Mr. Townsend's letter in TIME for August 6, I should like to tell the story as I have always heard it-which is that when Mr. Wanamaker was a young man some old friend lent him a certain sum of money to help him start in business on condition that no playing cards should ever be sold in his store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 27, 1928 | 8/27/1928 | See Source »

...Good morning, everybody. I'm feeling fine today. I had a good sleep and prunes for breakfast, thank you. As you can see, the weather's lovely here. I think I'll go fishing this afternoon. Don't forget what I said about intending to help the Farmer and to uphold the sanctity of our fine Constitution. That's about all for now. Goodbye. As everyone knows, I'll be 'on' again at 8 o'clock this evening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Boys | 8/27/1928 | See Source »

Rejoined Mrs. Strom, irate: "I run no laundry. I hire no help. I am only a washerwoman. No fault-finding Carrolls can stop me from taking in wash and hanging it out in the yard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Only a Washerwoman | 8/20/1928 | See Source »

Previous | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | Next