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Word: nook (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Secretary of State to have delusions of grandeur about such a paltry percentage of the annual flow of goods is typical of the muddle-headed thinking that pervades every nook and cranny of the New Deal. And for the promotion of peace, a cause which goes hand in hand with reciprocal treaties in the Secretary's mind, one should bear in mind that all the free trade leanings of the last Democratic administration with its Underwood tariff schedules, did not suffice to keep the country out of the most disastrous war in world history. Altogether, Mr. Hull has claimed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON FENCE | 10/13/1936 | See Source »

...couples with the automobile. Inside, it is as compactly luxurious as the cabin of a small cruiser. A 14-footer may have three davenports which convert into beds, a stove, icebox, sink, large closets, table. A 20-footer may have two rooms, shower, chemical toilet, desk, chairs, breakfast nook. All sizes are neatly outfitted, with wood veneer on the walls, linoleum or rugs on the floor. All have running water, insulation, electric light, heat. Cost for factory-built models ranges from $400 to $1,200. The more expensive models this year are outselling the cheap ones three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Nation of Nomads? | 6/15/1936 | See Source »

Santa Monica, in whose confines live rich and poor alike, enjoying life in its fullness, life at its best. The end of the trail for thousands from every nook & cranny of the world. The residence, by choice, by preference, of the outstanding movie colony of the great industry within our gates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 4, 1936 | 5/4/1936 | See Source »

...others seemed to start out to get before joining an orchestra and leaving--and Hoagy had an orchestra, too. This is a matter of pride to Kappa Sigma, the fraternity Carmichael joined soon after he entered the University of Indian in 1920. There, in the famous Indiana Book Nook, Hoagy used to make his classmates weep as he played the original Old Rocking Chair, so sad a composition that his publishers made him tone its tragic lyrics down...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: These Headliners Actually Graduated | 10/4/1935 | See Source »

...total of 61 sick men, culled from every nook and cranny of the University, has again forced the Hygiene Department to open the wards on the top floor of the Hygiene Building...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Measly Freshman Lie in Agency Comma Hygiene Building Stop | 5/7/1935 | See Source »

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