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Word: reds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Unfortunately the Poles proceeded shortly to make peace with Soviet Russia, whereupon the whole might of the Red Army was thrown against Wrangel. Outnumbered, he was driven back-back & back upon Sevastapol. There he embarked his "White Knights" upon ships furnished by the Little Entente and withdrew his whole army to Constantinople...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: White Eagle | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

Many birds settle down to a drab existence in captivity although in excellent health. The flamingo gradually loses its brilliant red color, turns an ugly grey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Congo's End | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

...speaker was Andrew Joseph ("Bossy") Gillis, red-headed mayor of Newburyport, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Clowns | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

Burning Daylight. Milton Sills is a red-hot rip-snorter of Alaska-so hot that he calls himself Burning Daylight. He finds gold, all right. He takes it to San Francisco, where he blunders into polite society. The slick city men hornswoggle him when he plays the stock market. But, finally, by virile tactics, he gets even with them and marches out of their office with a big black bag containing $3,000,000. Then dat ole debbil Burning Daylight says to his sweetheart (Mrs. Milton Sills, the onetime Doris Kenyon): "Let's go back to Alaska." And, three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures May 7, 1928 | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

...court of appeals-sex appeals. The pressing press immediately takes her up, while the lawyers of the Persecution and Pretense select a jury of frightened white rabbits, parrots, and a sleepy possum that could not think what his name was. The judge, also dozing, is bound in red tape-red ribbons as Alice calls it. A very cross examination is interrupted by more news: PRIZE BEAUTY SLAYS LOVE MATE WITH ICE PICK AFTER JAZZ PARTY IN RICH NEST, and Alice's trial is over. Alice is advised to go into vaudeville, or write her Life Story, on the strength...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fiction: May 7, 1928 | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

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