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Word: poor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Howe, Secretary to the President, a radio interview on budget-balancing. Secretary Howe con- cluded his broadcast with a half-sobbing account of how some woman had wanted to name her kittens after him but he had lost her letter-and, oh, he was so terribly upset about those poor little kittens. ¶"I love the U. S. Navy more than any other branch of the Government," confided President Roosevelt at the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis last week as he handed out diplomas to 432 graduating midshipmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Roosevelt Week: Jun. 12, 1933 | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

Lean, hard Sir Jey Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar. is the man who annually distributes his weight in silver to the poor. Polo and racquets keep him down to about $500 worth. In January H. H. sent out a hurry call for British troops, insisting that 15,000 bearded Meos tribesmen were terrorizing Hindu shopkeepers, making things too hot for his own little army of 500. The troops came, the revolt stopped instantly (TiME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Alwar's Holiday | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

...Corsicans asked for a reduced tribute, he ended the quibble by ducally closing the road for two months. Other income: extortion, blackmail. To this local boy who had made good rallied many an ambitious young Corsican. On the grounds that he mulcted the rich, he was popular with the poor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Capture of Spada | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

...sometimes told poor Corsicans whom to elect, was obeyed. After a visit to Corsica, Singer Mary Garden "loved him so much I named my dog after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Capture of Spada | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

...summary HARVARD D.M.C. Benson, No. 1 No. 1, Scarlett Davis, No. 2 No. 2, Pickering Nicholas, No. 3 No. 3, Young Johnson, back back, Poor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY DEFEATS P.M.C POLOISTS AT DANVERS | 6/5/1933 | See Source »

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