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Word: needful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Rumors to the contrary, it is not true that a man or woman can obtain a Sonora divorce in a week, or that neither the plaintiff nor defendant need appear. The average time for a Sonora-del Toro divorce is two months from the initiation of the suit in the Señor's New York office. The plaintiff must appear in person, in Sonora, and must remain in the State for 48 hours. Only in exceptional cases can this be avoided. The defendant need not appear per sonally. But to strengthen the legality of the Sonora decree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Divorce Tycoon | 3/4/1929 | See Source »

...valiant for progress, and Mr. Broch's view of the case is influenced by it to a large degree. His view is that of the normal outside observer who sees in the pictures painted for publicity a social and mental readjustment which he believes is a crying need in the universities of the country. That Harvard has consented--after a happy accident--to be the guinea pig in the experiment is to her glory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IS IT THE FAULT? | 3/4/1929 | See Source »

...often is the crying need of funds for maintenance of the large and expensive plants of almost every college and university in the country overlooked in the desire on the part of philanthropists to see some concrete expression of their contributions. Every addition to the material plant of an institution means an added expense and a necessary addition to the endowment fund...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTELLIGENT PHILANTHROPY | 3/1/1929 | See Source »

...humor would be suicidal; he must be seen and heard to be appreciated, but he certainly cannot be recommended too strongly. There is doubtless no comedian on the American stage at the present day who has a more natural and universal appeal than Ed Wynn. Little more can or need be said about...

Author: By P. C. S., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 2/27/1929 | See Source »

...Ambassador to Turkey Henry Morgenthau: "The Jew is going to be judged not by his commercial or other financial successes but by what we contribute to the spiritual welfare of the world. If we do not respect one another none will respect us. For real advancement we need more colleges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Hebrew Council | 2/25/1929 | See Source »

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