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Word: vii (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...country's sake, not morganatically. Perhaps it was not considered courteous to the current genial heir to Britain's throne to make him into a musical comedy. Accordingly the flashback method was dragged out, dusted off, and from a modern prolog the story shifted to a tale of Edward VII adventuring in the U. S. This, of course, meant crinolines; and humor, unfortunately, to match. Pretty tunes and pretty Ivy Sawyer contributed gently. Raymond Hitchcock, infrequent player in Manhattan of late years, developed ingenious theories on the sex of the sardine; was aided ably by Eric Blore, an ass, very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 24, 1927 | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

...termed, by political opponents (Republicans), "George VI," for he is serving his sixth term as Arizona s governor and enemies see in his repeated terms a Hunt dynasty. They called him "George V" during his previous term, and now "George VI" says he hopes to make it George VII, VIII and IX before he dies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Gentlemen All | 8/8/1927 | See Source »

...paid 30,000 gold scudi (about $30,000) for his appointment as chancellor. Pope Pius VII (1800-23) reformed the office when Napoleon obviated the need for papal armies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Holy Roman Chancellor | 8/8/1927 | See Source »

...Emerson J Romance Philology 4 Emerson D Semitic 18 Emerson D Slavic 1a Harvard 2 Social Ethics 9 Emerson J Social Ethics 29 Emerson J Spanish 2 Sever 18 Zoology 3 Pierce 110 2 P. M. Chinese 3 Robinson Hall Fine Arts 3b Robinson Hall FRIDAY, JUNE 3. (VII) Chemistry 4 Sever 5 Chemistry 44 Sever 6 Chinese 1 Sever 6 Economics 3 Harvard 5, 6 Economics 11 Sever 11 English B Sever 23 English 19 Sever 24 English 48 Sever 24 English 50b New Lect. Hall English 73 Memorial Hall French 5 I Sever 29 French 14 Sever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Examinations to Start June 2 and Run to June 17 | 5/18/1927 | See Source »

...Onan and to the teachings of St. Paul on the purpose of marriage, and neither of these references supports the contentions made. Onan was slain because he did not obey the Levirate Law commanding him to raise up seed to his brother. The purpose given by Paul in Chapter VII of the First Book of Corinthians for the institution of Christian marriage is to avoid promiscuity. Nothing whatever is said about procreation, therefore it certainly cannot be said to be the sole purpose of marriage. In fact, this conclusion is tacitly agreed upon by all sects of the Church when...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Birth Control Must Accompany Civilization's Further Advance | 4/27/1927 | See Source »

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