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Word: mightly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...astonishment of the reader of his blue book who might well have been baffled by this newest mutation in the evolution of the Vagabondia was somewhat mitigated by a letter brought to light upon further investigation. The Vagabond King explained his sportive joy in the filling of the blue book as follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vagabond King Makes Debut in Striking Exposure of Exam Mechanism--Passing Grade Rewards Three Hour Session | 2/5/1929 | See Source »

...inevitable personal dislike. One time Governor Green kept President Little waiting one hour in an anteroom of the State Capitol. President Little had requested an interview about a proposed tax survey. Finally Dr. Little returned to Ann Arbor sans interview. It was then freely rumored that Governor Green might remove certain Regents, replace them with anti-Little men, force the Little resignation as Governor Roland H. Hartley had forced the resignation of Dr. Henry Suzzalo of the University of Washington (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Jobless Little | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

Unconfirmed reports had it that Dr. Little might become President of Harvard, might ally himself with the Rockefeller Foundation to continue his research on cancer. Dr. Little denied all rumors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Jobless Little | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

...eight years (the pound sterling was down to $3.20 when he took office, is now back to its normal $4.85) his movements arouse rumor, speculation. Financial sharps reported that he intended to visit Governor George L. Harrison of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, surmised that the two Governors might discuss some method of preventing further movements of gold from London to New York with out resorting to raising the British bank rate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Norman Coming | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

Meteor. Most of the show's visitors halted their inspection tour at the exhibit of the Meteor Motor Car Co. of Piqua, Ohio, to look at the single Meteor model on exhibit. Persons acquainted with the Meteor Co., and with its president, Mau rice Wolfe, might have expected to see a hearse rather than a motor boat, for the Meteor Motor Car Co. is best known for its long production of medium-priced hearses, or, as they are known in mortuary circles, funeral cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Motor Boats | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

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