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Word: hounding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...school of politics; I can read his shorthand notes; I know his tactics. I am a Bilbo man and have always supported him, and when he is a candidate for re-election in 1940 and Conner is his opponent-and he will be as sure as there is a hound dog in Georgia- I will be found supporting Bilbo again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISSISSIPPI: Broom or Bilbo | 8/24/1936 | See Source »

...once again the picture of man, wife, and son in "The Voice of Bugle Ann." But this time the emphasis is on the father, who commits murder for the love of the lady in the title role. Bugle Ann, the unwitting cause of the strife, is a lovely female hound, whom Lionel won't let anyone call a bitch. It is all very exciting in an unpretentious way, and a remarkably entertaining movie for the second on the bill...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 3/6/1936 | See Source »

...trapshooting contest. Since the passport Ruggles has loaned Crosby belonged to Public Enemy No. 1, wanted for electrocution, Crosby has to have a beard, which he obtains by clipping a Pomeranian. Something about him after that makes him of interest to all the dogs on board, including a huge hound which licks off the beard. Also aboard is Ethel Merman, who sings the same songs she sang in the stage show and denounces Crosby for leading her on: "You never even laid a hand on me, and I'm not used to having men treat me like that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Feb. 3, 1936 | 2/3/1936 | See Source »

...spite of his blindness. Senator Schall used to ride horseback frequently in Washington's suburbs, used to cross Washington streets freely with a trained police dog as guide. Last week, unaccompanied by horse or hound, he trusted to human guidance, was struck down to death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Death of Schall | 12/30/1935 | See Source »

...from a 10 or 16-gauge gun at that distance is indeed an expert. The riding boots are of course ridiculous-but hunting is not always a matter of walking a great distance. To limit "up the trail" hunting to rabbits and birds is as presumptive as calling the hound a fox hound. More likely, it is a rabbit hound which many eastern hunters find quite indispensable. The red-mittencd gentleman's gesture might fit in many a hunting yarn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 25, 1935 | 11/25/1935 | See Source »

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