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Word: teases (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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The Angry Council. There were no more genial Sunday teas on the lawn beneath the big trees of the rectory. Indeed, the rector put up a barbed-wire fence around his house. When he tried to sell not only the organ but the church's prized 13th century chalice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Lonely Rector | 2/9/1953 | See Source »

"Dear Mr. Eisenhower," it read, "In the hustle & bustle of visiting the islands, we wonder if such a man as you doesn't get a little weary with the luncheons, teas and dinners? . . . If you have a spare hour or two and would like to relax, please consider our...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mission Completed | 12/22/1952 | See Source »

Among the Republican Senators who lost, ironically, was the man who guided Dwight Eisenhower's campaign during the troublous preconvention months: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. In Massachusetts, poodle-haired, young (35) Representative John Kennedy narrowly defeated Lodge's bid for a fourth term. Kennedy, able son of Joseph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Make-Up of the 83rd | 11/10/1952 | See Source »

The exact opposite of the tense, fiery Cain, Jackson is a diligent yet amiable campaigner, making the customary endless rounds to women's clubs, teas, rodcos, grange meetings, and labor groups. He eats many Norwegian pancakes every Sunday morning, which pleases Washington's sizable Scandanavian population. He has voted in...

Author: By Philip M. Cronin, | Title: The Campaign | 10/22/1952 | See Source »

Back at Harvard, the extracurricular diet included phonograph records much to the glee of Briggs & Briggs, and the fad-happy Harvardmen followed this phase by kissing marathons. Debutante teas were raided, and one sophomore kissed 26 Wellesley girls in five minutes Cliffedwellers remained in Widener.

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: Goldfish Swallowing: College Fad Started Here, Spread Over World | 5/6/1952 | See Source »

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