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Word: poultrywoman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...genuine simplicity, natural beauty, instinctive truth. As intuitive a piece of insight into the female character as ever came from Willa Gather was the report of Deborah Whitaker on her trip to New Hampshire's Governor's Ball, as published in the Milford Cabinet & Wilton Journal. A poultrywoman on the verge of the event of her life. Mrs. Whitaker entered the ballroom, "closed our eyes and breathed a prayer: 'Please, God, don't let anyone mention chickens or the price of eggs!'. . . Then someone asked us for a dance . . . quite tall and homely handsome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Crossroads Correspondents | 7/29/1935 | See Source »

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