Word: wagers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...read his letter about golf; his answer to Mr. Blake who has never bowled but yet who challenges Mr. Epstein to a comparative contest in golf and bowling. Since Mr. Epstein has played golf and is therefore not eligible, I wonder if he would back me in the 810 wager against Mr. Blake. I have never played golf, but I have often read it is an old man's game. I am 61, but strong and hearty for my time of life. I have seen golf played once or twice and it does not seem a difficult game...
...Asta, Italy, one Giovanni Noverre made a wager. He then drank a glass of water, another five glasses,* another 14 glasses, another 23 glasses, then very slowly nine more, then seven more taken in gulps and sips; finally he raised the 60th glass poured it drop by drop down his gullet. After this glass, his wager won, Giovanni Noverre fell down and died...
...Miss) CURTIS WAGER-SMITH...
...have never known the proverbial "dog-catcher" of politics, but I will wager that he was never elected to his high office because of his ability to catch dogs. I have known many senators and mighty few of them were elected because of their ability to pass on treaties, or the tariff, or taxation, or naval and military affairs. It is even doubtful whether presidents are elected on the basis of their understanding of the intricate and often non-sensational problems they are called on to solve. Not that many senators, representatives and presidents have no knowledge of these governmental...
...seasoned TIME subscriber for a long while?I enjoyed your quiz tonight. A friend and I tuned in on the second question, and neither of us had heard previous quizzes. However, I recognized the TIME style and offered to wager that TIME had prepared the quiz...