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Word: power (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...necessity of marking both ends of the car differently? Just last week I saw evidence that at least one person from the three above named States had a sense of humor. He had the "rear" license plate in front, and the "front" plate on the rear. More power to him! THOMAS T. GILL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 24, 1929 | 6/24/1929 | See Source »

...volunteer a statement to the Federal Trade Commission, whose investigation of the methods, rates and propaganda of interstate public utilities continues. A little more than a year ago, Nebraska's thin-lipped Senator George William Norris had charged in open Senate that the Copley papers are financed by "Power-Trust money," and are connected with the interests of Samuel Insull, public utility pope of Chicago. Publisher Copley wanted to place in the Commission's records a statement declaring Senator Norris was "entirely misinformed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Power & the Press, cont. | 6/24/1929 | See Source »

...McGraw-Hill publishes 26 magazines, mostly technical. Some are: Electrical World, Coal Age, Aviation, Power, Textile World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Week | 6/24/1929 | See Source »

With these two victories behind them the Harvard warriors entered the West Point game with high hopes of upsetting the touted Cadet eleven. Here again the team evinced evidences of unlimited power, stopping the redoubtable Cagle, Army half-back for the only time all season, and playing the invaders' running attack to a standstill. Had it not been for a pair of fumbles and two bad passes from center. Harvard might well have come out on top; instead of on the short end of a 15 to 0 count...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletic Year Has Been the Most Active in History of University | 6/18/1929 | See Source »

...next week-end found a highly-rated Dartmouth team sweeping into Cambridge and running amuck of a driving Crimson offense. It was sheer power which enabled the University eleven to carry the ball practically the whole length of the gridiron in the closing minutes of play and add the final touchdown to a glorious 19 to 7 victory. The Green score was the result of a clever aerial attack which frequently baffled the Cambridge defenders...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletic Year Has Been the Most Active in History of University | 6/18/1929 | See Source »

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