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Word: worsteds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...looks and he looks terrible. Grumbles from the minute he enters your cab until he pays you the exact fare. . . ." And so on for six lacerating paragraphs to the conclusion: "The name of the man who has the somewhat dubious reputation of being . . . the world's worst rider, is Darling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Taxi! | 7/7/1930 | See Source »

...bidding for rural votes with the highly controversial principle of "price fixing," Mr. Baldwin justified his stand by dramatically proclaiming: "Agriculture today is in the worst state since the Seventies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Guaranteed Wheat | 6/23/1930 | See Source »

Perhaps the milk came from the President's goat that Jones wanted to get. Does W. W. J. stand for World's Worst Joke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 16, 1930 | 6/16/1930 | See Source »

...method" so popular now with teachers of literature. At times it seems that he is a little too anxious to discover just what particular poems were influenced by a particular does of laudanum. But this is a literary game highly enjoyed in some of the best company, and at worst, a small point. If reading a biography can approach the benefit of reading the original, this book does. It is a fascinating account of one of the most fascinating figures in literature...

Author: By R. N. C. jr., | Title: Fiction | 6/13/1930 | See Source »

...Crimson team received its worst blows in the fourth and seventh innings. In the fourth, the Purple sent 11 men to the plate to get a total of three hits and six runs. Two errors and three bases on balls proved costly for Harvard. With thre men on base Devens walked Dougherty, forcing Hebert across the plate. In the seventh frame, the whole visiting lineup went to bat, six men going to the plate for their second time. After Lawrence made a home run with Dougherty and Shevlin on base, MacHale was sent in to relieve Devens...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLY CROSS ROMPS OVER CRIMSON NINE FOR 22-0 VICTORY | 6/9/1930 | See Source »

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