Word: poor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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University--"Fashions of 1934". Bette Davis provides a good excuse, William Powell a poor one, for another Warner dance extravaganza. "Hips, Hips, Hooray.' The usual Wheeler and Woolsey antics...
Thus last week was delivered the world's fourth biggest diamond, the Jonkers, found by a poor South African prospector in January and immediately sold to Sir Ernest Oppenheimer for $312,000 (TIME, Jan.29...
...charges and counter-charges Alexandre Millerand was accused of having interfered in party affairs, was forced to resign the Presidency. Politicians turned instinctively to the round little fellow who had never been connected with any political scandal, a bachelor, a Protestant, and after a lifetime in politics, still a poor...
...house, to rigadoon and sing: "Hcint is Purim, morgen is ois, git uns a groshen, und varft uns arois." (''Today is Purim, tomorrow it's over, give us a penny and send us off.") The custom of Mishloach Monos (gifts to friends and to the poor) introduced a messenger called the Shalach Monos Tregger who carries the gifts from house to house. Today many a Jewish family celebrates Purim by giving a jolly party, eating Haman Taschen (poppyseed cakes) and reading the Megillath (scroll) of Esther. Children like it because whenever the name of Haman is mentioned...
...amused, indeed, to read the CRIMSON's report of the Model League Assembly Session in this morning's issue. The League was honored to make the front page, written in a poor imitation of the tabloid style of "Time" magazine. The article must have been diverting to your readers, despite its inaccuracies and lack of comprehension. Professor Harold Tobin was somewhat surprised to read that his mention of Secretary Wallace had been completely misunderstood--the oversharpened cars of the reporter were not quite sharp enough to avoid misstating the substance of his remarks. Not prejudiced against...