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Word: namee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President Adams the Elder, Harrison the Elder, Lincoln, Cleveland, Roosevelt, Taft." First, don't you know that President Harrison the Elder bred not a "smart son," but a son who bred a "smart son," President Harrison the younger ? Second, are you sneering at John Coolidge by omitting his name from the "smart sons?" He is "the first boy in the land" (or the "first youth." If you prefer) : and deserves no belittling by you. He is such a "smart son" that he is received into the good graces of the daughter of the Governor of Connecticut, my state. There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 4, 1927 | 4/4/1927 | See Source »

Sirs: -... In regard to the Pullman girl's name (Question 17, Game 8), I hold that my name is just as good as "Bertha." I named her "Carlotta," though at first I called her "Caroline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 4, 1927 | 4/4/1927 | See Source »

...mighty house of Peel came to the ears of Beatrice Gladys Lillie, born in Toronto, Canada, of an English mother and an Irish father. Perhaps that was why her heart beat high in 1919 when she, a musical comedy girl, met a tall, blonde gentleman by the name of Robert Peel-the great-grandson of the great Sir Robert. In 1920 she married him, became mistress of haloed Drayton Hall. Her fame spread through two continents as the frolicsome dancer of Chariot's Revue. But her husband, neither statesman nor footlight celebrity remained one of those Englishmen with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Drayton Manor | 4/4/1927 | See Source »

...same University crew that won the first practice race of the season Tuesday under the name of Crew C was triumphant again yesterday under the well-earned title of Crew A. Only one change was made in the winning crew, Perkins being on the stroke seat in place of Hall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECOND RACE ENDS WITH SAME VICTOR | 4/2/1927 | See Source »

Answer: It must have been two other fellows because such things don't happen in our city. P. S. What was the name of the avenue...

Author: By R. T. S., | Title: THE CRIME | 4/2/1927 | See Source »

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