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Word: righte (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last fortnight the right-hand cornerstone of the pyramid of names, Fayolle, was knocked out by Death (TIME, Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Mighty Dead | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

...imitation of a prizefight. The play is the work of Edward E. Paramore, Hyaat Daab, and George Abbott, an able and versatile trio. At the first night Tex Rickard was found babbling enthusiastically in the lobby which produced a rumor to the effect that he was backing the show.* Right beside Ringside will open The Big Fight, starring Tex Rickard's onetime breadwinner, Jack Dempsey, et ux.; thus providing theatre-goers with an example of dramatic coincidence and the opportunity to show whether they prefer a good approximation to the real thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Sep. 10, 1928 | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

Reporter: Sure, I know who to call up. All right . . . Operator. Get me J. Chester Goofus, will you? You've got his number, I think. . . . Hello, I want Mr. Goofus. Mr. Goofus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: New York v. Chicago | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

What's that? "Outrageous?" Oh. Not outrageous. "Discourteous?" Got you. "Affront to Chicago." Got you again. Yeah. Yeah. All right, Mr. Goofus, that's just what we wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: New York v. Chicago | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

Andre Citroen, French motorman, was again at Deauville Casino calling "banco suivi suivi." During an evening in which he lost $500,000, Madame Citroen kept chiding him. He kept retorting. They became a nuisance, were asked to keep quiet. Said Madame: "Messieurs, surely I have the right to protect my home against a madman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 10, 1928 | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

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