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Word: quickly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...strong man can fight," he said, "if he is strong enough. To be a good boxer you must be quick, but not in the head. So long as you are a big, strong, quick man, you can go biff and that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Fencing Develops the Intelligence, Boxing Increases the Nose," Says Danguay--"It Takes Brains to Fence" | 3/27/1925 | See Source »

...Nedell, who for some reason or other were white spats, aspired to be a second Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingford, and wrote home tales of amazing financial successes before these lucrative chicks had ever really hatched. The town on Lowe Falls, Mass., worshipped their here and budding millionaire and longed for his return. This was properly affected when his one time army buddy arrived with a perfectly respectable Rolls Royce, after having deposited his inebriated employer on a train for Providence. Just why anybody in such a condition should want to go to Providence is still a matter open to doubt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 3/25/1925 | See Source »

...advantage in the foils behind them, the University team lost two matches, but tied the scorre at 6-6 when Morss scored a touch on Mouat. In the last bout of the meet, Mengel of Yale, after parrying for several minutes with Morss, finally scored a quick touch, winning the meet for Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TOUCH IN EPEE GIVES HARVARD FATAL WOUND | 3/23/1925 | See Source »

About 100,000 Fascist engineering-trades workers in the province of Lombardy walked out over a pay question. The Government, which is usually quick to act in suppressing strikes, took no action except to prohibit public meetings and a procession in Milan. Much criticism was heard from employers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Strike | 3/23/1925 | See Source »

Wise deans would be quick to realize that this is no Utopian scheme. Its ofticacy is scientifically assured. For who can contest the overwhelming evidence in support of the theory that when a man has divested himself of his coat, his vest, his shirt, and his undershirt he comes to himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEANS AND JEANS | 3/19/1925 | See Source »

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