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Word: mais (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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There was a young lawyer in Washington Court House, named Harry M. Daugherty, and also his brother Mai S. Daugherty, a banker. There was a little boy, Jesse W. Smith, bereft of his close relatives. The two Daughertys took it upon themselves to give the boy an education and see to his start in life. A few years passed and the boy became owner of a store. Then, in 1908, the boy married. The marriage lasted only about a year and a half, and was followed, in due sequence, by a divorce. More time passed and Lawyer Daugherty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: These Witnesses | 3/24/1924 | See Source »

...engine, weighs only 500 pounds with fuel and pilot and has a wing spread of only 20 feet. With its gas tank filled with 19 gallons of fuel, it can cruise for 1,200 miles. The maximum speed is 80 miles per hour. Captain Brooke L. Pierson, an Air Mai pilot, has put the plane through a number of minor " stunts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Challenged | 7/2/1923 | See Source »

Kawakami comes to Washington as the first permanent Japanese correspondent in that capital. He represents the Nichi-Nichi of Tokyo and the Mai-Nichi of Osaka, which are issued by the same proprietors. The Osaka paper publishes an edition in English, and the Tokyo paper is about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Fat Paper | 4/21/1923 | See Source »

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