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Word: pur (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...great American condenser. Think TIME has several of them. When Grant was President there was much talk of corruption in Washington. Bclknap and Dent his brother-in-law were the chief ones to blame. The President said "Let no guilty man escape." Wouldn't it be fine if pur President would choose to say as much, instead of entertaining at breakfast such men as -, - and big -*? Oh, for Roosevelt at such a time! JAMES S. BELL Franklin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Justice | 12/26/1927 | See Source »

...service men. You overlooked, however, the National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the second largest ex-service men's organization in the United States, which was recently held in Providence, R. I. I am taking the occasion to call pur organization to your attention realizing that your proven fairness will cause no overlooking in the future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Rockefeller | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

...Indian subjects against mob violence and armed attacks. . . . But . . . my Government has caused proposals to be made to the Chinese authorities which should convince public opinion in China and throughout the world that it is the desire of the British people to remove all real grievances, to renew pur treaties on an equitable basis and to place our future relations with the Chinese people on a footing of friendship and good-will." Some U. S. citizens read the daily newspapers carefully, and, knowing that Mr. Rogers was laboring hard over his wit, excused his deliberate misquotation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Rogers-Brisbane Version | 2/21/1927 | See Source »

...first subscribed, neither did I believe that your worthy newsmagazine would give me more than an interesting condensation of the in formation important in the day's news. But speaking of modern semi-miracles, I believe you should know of an instance which has transgressed your original pur pose. A busy, practical friend whom I esteem, had long since ceased to satisfy me that he still existed on this mundane sphere. But you induced me to take advantage of the offer to make a gift of TIME. So I sent you the name of my esteemed friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 14, 1927 | 2/14/1927 | See Source »

...Real personal liberty, the liberty to live and enjoy the full use of pur faculties, is increased by Prohibition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Drink | 11/29/1926 | See Source »

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