Word: steals
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...improve Chefoo's police force, to push his superb street paving program and to encourage his new Institute of Silk Culture. Liu, frankly a bandit who worked up into the roles of petty statesman and local philanthropist, had only one real fault during the summer. He did withhold (steal) all of Chefoo's local revenues from Governor Han of Shantung...
...Business) this one is distinguished by an irrationality which is only vaguely challenged by romantic episodes concerning Zeppo Marx. This time Zeppo is attached to a blonde Miss Bailey (Thelma Todd), the college widow. Groucho, Chico and Harpo also attempt to become familiar with Miss Bailey. She tries to steal the signals of the Huxley football team from President Groucho by taking him for a ride in a canoe. Groucho lets her paddle, throws her a candy life-saver when she falls out. Presently, Chico and Harpo go to kidnap the two best players of the rival football team...
...despair, then packed her off to Solomon. Unfortunately she sends lovely Zud, her lady-in-waiting, ahead to salute Solomon. He becomes infatuated with Zud, and Balkis has to win her way by wile. It is no peaceful time in Jerusalem. The Ephraimites revolt, the Shebans attempt to steal the holy ark. Zud runs away. Balkis learns a thing or two from Solomon, more elsewhere. Zud takes up with a rural god who, besides his other attributes, owns 500 sheep and a cottage in the hills. In the end Balkis goes home, the continuance of her dynasty assured. Solomon resumes...
...born on Midsummer's Day, when legend held that Lordly Ones walked the earth to steal earth-children, leave faery changelings in their stead. A strange child from the first?she had golden hair, while all the Shawns were dark?she grows stranger year by year. Shy as a mouse, she yet seems to know what people are thinking of, makes her mother feel a little weird. But for Linda her home, the farm fields and woods are a simple heaven. Only slowly do personal loves come to people...
...Emperor Justinian I (483-565) induced two Persian monks to steal some silk worm eggs from China. They were transported to Constantinople in hollow canes, laid the foundation for silk-growing in Europe...