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Word: widowhood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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...socks, fur overcoats, diamond rings, roses. But Elisha Lee was lonely, both as animal and artist. He wanted a white woman to love him. And when he obtained pretty Ownie Tremlett for his wife it was only because she could not resist vulgar luxury in the face of frowsy widowhood in Brighton. They soon hated each other bitterly and a weakling mulatto baby was the core of their hate. Lee drank and died. Ownie reverted to a frowsy lodging house and dyed her hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Invisible Woman* | 12/15/1924 | See Source »

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