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Word: hookah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...popular conception of their cities. Should the Lord Mayor of London visit the U. S., none would be content if he failed to take with him some prancing coach horses, a mace, a port complexion and some coldstream guards. The mayor of Stamboul would have to produce a hookah out of his silk bloomers. By what tokens should the mayor of New York be known abroad? Tiaras, tabloids, and ticker tape? Chewing gum, checked suits, charged water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Jazz Walker | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

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