Word: wanly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...River Wan What Red leaflets call the Imperalist "river-war" on Communists is primarily defensive firing by British, U. S. and Japanese river steamers where they are fired on, not always by Reds...
...first Crimson line was back in again when Dewar drew the first penalty of the game at about half time in, the period but Harvard could not capitalize and score. It was not long though before Garrison broke through and drew first blood. While Dewar wan playing around with the puck preparatory to taking it down the ice the Harvard center stole up on him, took the dine away from him and skated down the ice, sending the puck past Ames before the Toronto goalie had realized what had happened. The period was 14 minutes and ten seconds old when...
...Stabilization Corp. had at last stabilized something. The Chicago wheat price had stayed where the Farm Board thought it ought to, 18? to 20? above Winnipeg and other world markets. The Board had turned its dismal failure of last Winter (TIME, March 10 et seq.) into a signal success. Wan but glad Mr. Milnor told newsgatherers: "I know that not only in grain circles, among millers, bankers and businessmen, but in Washington, a new attitude toward this action has developed overnight. If the Farm Board never did another thing, it will have justified itself...
...story: a boatman of Wan Hsien becomes embroiled in an argument with an overbearing American who, during the altercation, falls off the quay, is drowned. Lying in the harbor is H. M. S. Europa, whose commander, immediately upon hearing of the accident, declares that a white man has been murdered and demands as restitution a fitting funeral, indemnity, the lives of two members of the boatman's guild. If he is not given satisfaction he will destroy the town. As he threatens, his great grey fortress slides forward and the hard mouths of his guns glower down upon the frightened...
...Dooley" commented on Booker T. Washington's dining at the White House: "I don't mind sayin' that I'd rather ate with a coon thin have wan wait on me. I'd sooner he'd handle his own food thin mine. F'r me, if anny thumb must be in th' gravy, lave it be white if ye please...