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Word: silver (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...whispered that Mr. Whiteman is endeavoring to reduce and that he has succeeded to the extend of 80 pounds. Whether or not this is in preparation for his debut as a silver screen artist was not accurately determined. The picture is to be a history of Mr. Whiteman and his orchestra, presented in the form of a story...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "American Jazz" a Distinct International Idiom in the Opinion of Paul Whiteman--Band Will Enter the Movies | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...President Coolidge telephoned Governor Trumbull's mansion in Hartford, Conn., formally to congratulate his son John on the formal announcement of his engagement to marry Miss Florence Trumbull. It was Governor & Mrs. Trumbull's silver (25th) wedding anniversary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Skunked | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...only men but gold emigrates to Argentina, which, paradoxically, was named by exploring Spaniards after the silver (argenta) which they expected but failed to find in her mountains. Last year Argentina borrowed more U. S. dollars than any other nation. Most of them she spent on developing the low-lying, fertile Pampas and the highland grazing grounds of Patagonia (see Map). To her especial credit is the fact that Argentina also spends millions on schools and public works, and possesses today the most literate population in South America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AMERICA: On the Map | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...flight's silver anniversary ceremonies at Kitty Hawk-the National Aeronautic Association dedicating a 10-ton granite boulder at the point whence he took off, the Government laying the cornerstone of a monument there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: 25 Years | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

Passenger, express and mail planes cover 20,327 miles of routes. (Railroads on their silver anniversary had only 9,021 miles of trackage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: 25 Years | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

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