Word: poor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Clothing distributed to the Nazi poor is mostly of artificial textiles, the standardized garments being made in six sizes, misfits exchangeable, alterations and special fitting not attempted by the State...
...came up from last year's Freshman team--Torbert Macdonald and Bill Healey. It is admitted, of course, that Harlow, does not favor taking on sophomores and that they would have a tough time getting onto the Varsity roster, but two on the squad seems like a poor showing...
...know they are fry. Mr. Boles plays the poor role assigned him satisfactorily, which is to say mediocrely. He does nothing, nor is he supposed to do anything to earn any positive sympathy. At the end he is not even convincingly surprised at enfranchisement from his wife's property conception...
...Fathead's roommate is a Prince Charming. He has the loveliest blue eyes and curliest brown hair I ever did see; he reminds me more of my poor William, as he was when he was, every time I go into the room. And he sleeps just like William did, on his right side with his mouth open. I know, because one Sunday I walked into his bedroom thinking he was up and gone...
...Sarah Delano Roosevelt, mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, returned to the U. S. from Europe, denied that Grandson John had squirted champagne on the Mayor of Cannes. "Poor John,"she grieved, "they should not have invented that horrid story. He is a very nice boy and was with me most of the time. Grandma doesn't like that...