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Word: often (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...about them-well, the U. S. Department of Agriculture has only to go to JAPAN and they will show them how to raise PEA PODS for food, as you can buy them in any of the vegetable markets of that country. Since coming home from Japan we have often wondered why the farmers of this country did not raise Pea Pods for the market. Those we had over there were wonderful, and we were able to get them all through the winter months in Tokio as the writer was in business in that city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secret | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...seems that when Feldmarschall von Hindenburg was chosen President, an old friend of army days said to him: "What will you do when you get nervous, as you must often be, among all those politicians and with all your new responsibilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Hindenburg's Whistle | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...Bill") Thompson to the G. O. P. can afford to go very strongly on the Tammany-corruption theme. The "Tammany Farmers" series has stressed urban ignorance and presumption rather than any sinister note. Quite as characteristic of the G. O. P. sermons which the Tribune's front page often preaches, such as a picture of "Uncle Sam" painting a sign on the Capitol: "Wanted!?Man to head largest industrial, agricultural and commercial organization in the world." The title of this cartoon was: "Mr. Hoover Answers the Description...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Potent Pictures | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...existence of the proctorial system at Harvard may not be malapropos. In short, the success of an honor system invariably depends upon solidarity of student opinion, which in turn presupposes a unified undergraduate body. At Harvard neither exists. The experiments with honor systems at certain other large universities have often been far from successful, and have shown that all concerned are much happier with proctors in charge of examinations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BENEDICT DESCRIBES EXAMINATION METHODS | 10/10/1928 | See Source »

...coffers, rarely receiving the close attentions of other than minor attaches, until public sentiment has at last placed the receipt of money as well as its expenditure in the realm of the executive. No longer will the eye of leadership unswervingly be fixed upon the combat-it must often revert to the ammunition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PURSES IN POLITICS | 10/9/1928 | See Source »

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