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Word: pointedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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As chief executive, Calvin Coolidge found it necessary last week to use unminced language on one important problem. It had been reported that 22 of the "career" diplomats whom President Coolidge raised to the rank of Minister had tentatively agreed among themselves not to resign on March 4, no matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Coolidge Week: Oct. 22, 1928 | 10/22/1928 | See Source »

The arch-Democratic New York World pointed out, however, that Nominee Hoover had not yet said flatly that he favored Federal operation. The World laughed at the Scripps-Howard chain-papers and called the Hoover postscripts "shadow-boxing." Vexed but honest, the chain-papers admitted that the Hoover candor had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: P. 5., P. P. S. | 10/22/1928 | See Source »

Despite Nominee Smith's declaration for protection, Nominee Hoover pointed to the Democratic platform's mention of an "effective competitive" tariff. Wading in deeper, but never mentioning his opponent by name, he defended the Tariff Commission as "a most valuable arm of the Government. It can be strengthened and made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Speech No. Five | 10/22/1928 | See Source »

Going back to the embryonic stage of the CRIMSON poll in 1908 when it was conducted in the form of a registration of all men in the respective parties at the CRIMSON building it was pointed out that: "During the registration today an opportunity will be given for everybody to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson's Straw Votes of Past Show Harvard as Republican | 10/17/1928 | See Source »

All things in the water are magnified 100 times, or cubically a million times. What is silky green scum in ponds of spirogyra, is reproduced as great, slender stems with tubular strands. Water thyme has slender pointed leaves and graceful translucent green stems. Bladderwort carries little traps at the ends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Magnified Pond Scum | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

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