Word: performed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...much that would quicken the pulse of any archaeologist: a bed, probably belonging to King Tut's Queen, supported by strange elongated lions bristling with beaten gold; several large picnic baskets filled with perfectly preserved dates; an ostrich feather fan, chiseled alabaster vases, ushabiti (statuettes religiously reputed to perform menial tasks for the dead). King Tut, as everyone knows, was buried some time before...
Lest some or all of his august ancestors might have died a second time, cursing him upon his flypaper, frightened Yozo Fuyubayashi caused hired priests to perform, last week, loud, strenuous prayers, whereafter he made over to his son his prospering flypaper shop...
Ugly Margarete married next the Margrave Ludwig. He at least had sufficient hardihood to perform the technical consummation of his marriage. Three children resulted; of these, two died; remained a fat silly prince who carried a dormouse in his pocket, heir to the Margrave's wide possessions. The duchess?who called her castle with the name her peasants had given her?"Maultasch" (Sack-mouth)?found a man as ugly as herself to whom she could entrust her affairs. Konrad of Frauenberg was an albino who found his enjoyment of life in eating, drinking, taking a bath, sleeping and three...
...total sum which Germany is expected to pay. Wrote Mr. Gilbert: "As time goes on and practical experience accumulates, it becomes always clearer that neither the reparations problem nor the other problems depending thereon will be finally solved until Germany has been given a definite task to perform on her own responsibility, without foreign supervision and without the transfer problem." The modest Agent Gilbert envisioned and recommended the proximate abolition of the very bureau over which he presides...
...baseball game is also planned at which the Harvard Band will perform...