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Word: wreath (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Asked for her reaction to the rumored banning of the Junior Dance, Miss Jane Cowl, Hon. '29, and last year's Prom Girl, said "I hope it is banned. Then no one will ever snatch the wreath from me. I do wish I could play Shakespeare more often, though," she added wistfully...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REPORTER QUIZZES BIGWIGS | 3/16/1929 | See Source »

...President Cabrera sent Assassin Jiron to the U. S. on a secret mission. His instructions included going to Mt. Vernon and piously laying a wreath on George Washington's Tomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Bandit-Catcher | 2/18/1929 | See Source »

Anniversary. Five years ago last Sunday, Woodrow Wilson died. Last Sunday, at Washington Cathedral, arrived a single wreath of yellow jonquils, without a card...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Feb. 11, 1929 | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

Enters Mr. Stillings, angry. He drapes the nameplate with black crepe. He puts before it a floral wreath. He adds a placard reading: "Financially Dead." To reporters Mr. Stillings remarks: "Mr. Johnston's conduct has been extremely foolish and I intend to take severe measures with him." As one would suspect, Standard Diamond Co. deals in diamonds. Its patrons agree to pay $1 a week for 100 weeks, at the end of which period they receive a diamond worth $175. If they pay $2 a week for 100 weeks they get two diamonds, worth $350. The company reserves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Small Business | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER: The Bridal Wreath, The Mistress of Husaby, The Cross. One volume Nobel Prize Edition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Vikings on Land | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

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