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Word: would (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Oelrichs' life did it tell. Instead, it purported to be her opinion of the state of "desperation" in which the modern society girl finds herself. "I have become convinced," the story went, "that if you took equal numbers of rich girls and of others in moderate circumstances, you would find among the latter infinitely more contentment, greater freedom, and truer happiness. . . . 'Are you happy?' I have asked so many well born and rich girls I know. Their answer has been invariably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Liberty Liberties? | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

Nine balloons rose from St. Louis into a wind blowing moderately toward the east. Many of their pilots and aids had been in previous races and it was to be expected that they would surpass themselves in distance and time aloft. But the longest duration was 28 hours, by Belgium's Capt. Ernest Demuyter, winner of four James Gordon Bennett races. He landed only 230 miles from his takeoff. That was comparatively not so bad for the unofficial winner of the race, Ward Tunte Van Orman, Goodyear Tire & Rubber engineer and twice before a Race winner, traveled only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: France to Manchuria | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...other's company. You come without invitation from me. Probably you had no intention that we should meet in this way. Probably you have made a mistake, perhaps done wrong. I have done both. Let us both, the little while we are together, try to do as we would be done by. Should we both do this I am sure we can part with respect for each other. My earnest wish is that I may be a better man for having known you and you may be none the worse for having known me." On the reverse side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oct. 14, 1929 | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...like most romanticists, was driven into the past to make his thesis believable. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett McCarthy Dillon lived in the Ireland of Napoleon's day. When Garrett announced that duty called him to the aid of England's Lord Castlereagh, Mrs. Dillon declared that she would have none of her husband if he insisted on serving a man who had caused her pro-Irish uncle to be hanged. Needless to say, they were rejoined after Garrett had several times been wounded, and Author Byrne had avoided a solution of his original problem. But in this last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Last Byrne | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...Freshman squad has as yet shown nothing which would cause it to rank with former first year teams. However, it is expected that after another week of intensive practice Coach French will have whipped his men in shape for their test with Worcester Academy on Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1933 UNIMPRESSIVE IN 7 TO 7 TIE WITH EXETER | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

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