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Word: idlest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with 1,153, be trampled underfoot on Wednesday by a mob of 1,407 engaged couples who kept the overworked clerks on the job until 9 p. m. Next day another all-time Chicago marriage record was broken: not a marriage license was asked for all day. On the idlest previous day in the history of the bureau, Feb. 25, 1932, there had been 56 licenses issued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Marriage Mills | 7/12/1937 | See Source »

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