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Word: hatbox (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1931-1931
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...decent haircuts he has ever had. Even the mustache that has drooped and wandered where it would for years had been neatly trimmed, sleeked down. The Great Man wore a sack suit which had actually been pressed! His valet hovered in the offing with a hatbox and a suitcase. Out of the box could come a high silk hat, and out of the case a full dress suit. Put these clothes on Briand and- you would have the President-Elect-voilá! It was the valet's great and tragic hour. Afterward Frenchmen cynically said: "Briand's friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Briand Defeated, Doumer Elected | 5/25/1931 | See Source »

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