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Word: unpopular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Well ex-King Alfonso knows that ex-Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain transmitted haemophilia to their sickly son. Spain's ex-heir, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias. That the poor boy has lived all these years is a miracle of science and a tragedy. Had the Crown Prince been stronger, unpopular King Alfonso might have abdicated in his son's favor which might perhaps have saved the dynasty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Terrible Decision | 11/16/1931 | See Source »

...said popular things to you and unpopular things, but as long as I'm your representative here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: In Seaham | 11/2/1931 | See Source »

President Whitney closed his speech with some remarks on the unpopular "bear raider.'' He denned this species as one who sells stock "not because he believes the stock is too high, but because he believes that by selling quickly and in great volume he can force the price to decline." Stung by the accusation that "bear raiders" were responsible for the last decline in the market Mr. Whitney gave figures to disprove it. On Sept. 21 the short interest of 3,697,000 shares was held in 9.369 accounts, averaged 400 shares each. "Transactions of the vast majority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: For the Defense | 10/26/1931 | See Source »

Another little girl, most unpopular at school, starts her climb to popularity by sending herself a valentine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Children of All Ages* | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

Custom but no law requires an ex-Secretary's portrait to hang in his old department. Likeliest way to remove an undesirable would be by resolution of Congress. No picture of Harry Micajah Daugherty, discredited Attorney General, nor of Aaron Burr, unpopular U. S. Vice President, hangs officially in Washington. But in the Capitol lobby still hangs Schuyler Colfax, U. S. Vice President (1869-73) who was implicated but not convicted in the Credit Mobilier scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 3, 1931 | 8/3/1931 | See Source »

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