Messiter

Messiter, who was called at that time _honest Dick Messiter_, swore that he had advised his father to make a conveyance of an estate to him, to qualify him, the deed of which was executed only the day before the action was commenced against him.

Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 Henry Hunt 1804

Just a Minutewas devised by the late Ian Messiter who came up with the idea on the top of a number 13 bus.

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Just a Minutewas devised by the late Ian Messiter who came up with the idea on the top of a number 13 bus.

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Miss Messiter swung the automobile round in a swift circle, came to an abrupt halt in front of the hotel, and alighted without delay.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West William MacLeod Raine 1912

Miss Messiter clung to civilization enough, at least, to prefer that her chambermaid should be a woman rather than a Chinese.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West William MacLeod Raine 1912

"Slap on a saddle, Mac, and run up the remuda so Miss Messiter can see the hawsses for herself," he ordered.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West William MacLeod Raine 1912

"Tell Miss Messiter what yore business is, Soapy," advised Yorky from the end of the table, with a mouthful of biscuit swelling his cheeks.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West William MacLeod Raine 1912

"Where is Miss Messiter?" asked the young officer.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West William MacLeod Raine 1912

I recollect Messiter I'm thinkin 'of -- character that looked as if he had a pain in his stomach -- came into forty thousand pounds.

Somehow Good William Frend De Morgan 1878

Just A Minute was born when BBC producer Ian Messiter recalled how, as a schoolboy in the 1930s, his Latin teacher punished pupils by making them talk on a given subject for 60 seconds.

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