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Word: nos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Washington dog licenses Nos. i and 2 were ceremoniously carried to the White House by Collector of Taxes Chatham Moore Towers, handed to the President. He put No.1 on Pat, his German shepherd. No. 2 on Weegee, his Norwegian elkhound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Hoover Week: Aug. 8, 1932 | 8/8/1932 | See Source »

...widow's back fence came the tomcat's second mate. She brought four kittens. The neighbors complained more vociferously, threw shoes, clocks, crockery. Six more cats came forth. The neighbors went to Spokane's Humane Society. The Humane Society went to Widow Dornsife. The widow produced cats Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22. The Health Department appealed to Widow Dornsife. Widow Dornsife shrugged her aged shoulders, seven more cats appeared. Officers went to the widow's house, were beaten back by 29 snarling, spitting cats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Two Months' Ducking | 8/1/1932 | See Source »

...Nos. 1 and 2 Delegations & passengers aboard the Empress of Britain did not panic when a fire broke out while Chief Delegate Stanley Baldwin was appealing for contributions to the Seamen's Orphanage Fund. ''That ends the program," said Mr. Baldwin serenely when the flames leaped, to be quickly quenched by extinguishers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMONWEALTH: Imperial Conference | 7/25/1932 | See Source »

...past twelvemonth potent, progressive President Chiang has brought peace to most of China by driving two rival War Lords out of China, bringing a third into his regime. Nos. 1 & 2 are ex-Governor Yen Hsi-shan of Shansi ("The Model Province") and ex-Generalissimo Feng Yu-hsiang of "The Largest Private Army in the World" (TIME, Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Spring Comes to Chiang Kai-shek | 4/27/1931 | See Source »

...Universam Creaturam: "Quia arcano Dei consilio succedimus in locum Principis Apostolorum, corum nempe quorum doctrina et praedicatio jussu divino ad omnes gentes et omnem creaturam destinata est et quia primi in loco ipso mira sane ope Marconiana uti fruipossumus, ad omnia et omnes primo nos convertimus, atque, hie et infra, sacro textu juvante, dicimus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Station HVJ | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

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