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Word: hit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Brooklyn, Raymond Songen, 17, showed his pet pigeons to his friend Frank Leonard, 16. Frank, who also kept pigeons, called Raymond's birds "a flock of klucks." Raymond hit Frank on the jaw. Frank fell dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Sep. 23, 1929 | 9/23/1929 | See Source »

...Alabama- Junior, that is, to the Hon. James Thomas ("Tom Tom") Heflin-appeared in Washington traffic court last week because his automobile had been in collision. He pointed to the other collisionist, one Oliver H. Austin, and said, "That is the man." Result: $200 fine for Autoist Austin for hit-&-running. Police in Phoenix City, Ala. observed an automobile behaving peculiarly at midnight, suspected autointoxication, arrested the occupants, found allegedly three bottles of home brew. One B. M. Haines was charged with driving while intoxicated the automobile of James Thomas Heflin, junior-junior, that is, to the senior Senator from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Junior Autoists | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...hard, thankless job. . . . There are some who will count me just another 'out' in the game; others will say 'she made a sacrifice hit.' ... As President Roosevelt said: 'Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Nations v. Willebrandt | 9/2/1929 | See Source »

...that snake get away. One of you pick up a stick or a stone and kill it!" Near the snake was a stick. The last picture showed Winnie waving the snake wildly above her head, the companion screaming: "EEEEEEK! She picked up the SNAKE to hit the STICK with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: No Snakes Allowed | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

...appeared a toad, hurriedly scratched in. In place of the stick was a rock. In place of the blurbs were other blurbs: "Don't let that toad get away. One of you pick up a rock or something and kill it! . . . EEEEEEK! She picked up the TOAD to hit the ROCK with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: No Snakes Allowed | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

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