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Word: preachermen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...House Office Building ladies were present; so were preachermen. A "blue law" bill was under discussion by the House Committee on the District of Columbia. Chunky Representative Sol Bloom of New York politely insinuated that square-jawed Representative Thomas L. Blanton of Texas was a liar. Mr. Blanton, who wants to close the cinema theatres on Sunday, leaped at Mr. Bloom, who wants them open; put his Texan arm around Mr. Bloom's neck. They grappled, heaved, fell across the committee table. One L. B. Schloss joined the fray, was knocked to the floor, kicked. The Rev. Harry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Fistibuster | 2/28/1927 | See Source »

...more children early in 1927." Having found few twins or triplets in the Luck and Dumbreck family trees, Lloyd's waited confidently. Last week Mrs. Dumbreck gave birth to twins; Lucky Luck collected $55000. Many an-other wife urged her husband to bet on her; pius preachermen flayed sinners who gambled on motherhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Cow | 2/14/1927 | See Source »

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