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Word: sing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Rasputin ate greedily of the cake but it did not seem to affect him. He drank poisoned wine, seemingly without effect. "Play something cheerful. I like to hear you sing," said the monk to his worried host, Prince Yussupov. He sang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Death of Rasputin | 11/7/1927 | See Source »

...Beautiful Isle" Sirs: When I was a little girl my poor mother many an evening sang me "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," the song which you report Cardinal O'Connell of Boston denounces [TIME, Oct. 17]. She would hold me in her arms and sing the song over and over again. It soothed her poor heart for the untimely death of my little sister. Cardinal O'Connell can have had little no children die in his family, or he would not be so callous to such a consoling, lovely and song. please...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 31, 1927 | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

...Sing to the colors that float in the light, Hurrah for the Yellow and the Blue; On Wisconsin, on Wisconsin, Bully for Old Purdue! March, march on down the field- Men of the Scarlet and the Gray; Bulldog, Bulldog, Bow-wow-wow- Watch that Army play! -GRANTLAND RICE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football Matches: Oct. 31, 1927 | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

Three years ago, in Argyle, Ill., Pastor Edgar Smith organized a picnic. At the picnic, he chose 31 of the 40 people who live in Argyle to sing in his choir. At first their anthems were jerky. Then they improved. They were asked to give concerts in the towns and villages near Argyle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Argyle Choir | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

...last week few people stayed in Argyle. The 31 singers, a little abashed, lifted their voices in the Perseverance Presbyterian Church, in Milwaukee. When sound died in the shafted gloom, listeners, able critics turned to each other and said sincerely: "A fine choir. . . they sing beautifully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Argyle Choir | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

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