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Word: anciently (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...forests, clapping them into jail, added: "All their lands, livestock and personal belongings are being divided among the peasantry." Reported seized near Krzemieniec was one of Poland's greatest landlords, Prince Janusz Radziwill, president of the Polish Red Cross and head of one of the four most ancient and historic families in Poland. Captured near Lublin was a remote cousin of the former King of Spain, Prince Gabriel de Bourbon-Siciles. Meanwhile, his brother-in-law, Prince Andrzej Lubomirski, son of the first Polish Minister to the U. S., managed to escape to Rumania, as did scores of other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLISH THEATRE: Divide and Rule | 10/2/1939 | See Source »

...many months. For adequate production and storage of vitamin A, a diet should be abundant in "thin green leaves," bright yellow fruits, vegetables such as carrots, corn, sweet potatoes. Vitamin A prevents night blindness, a failing as common in the U. S. today as in ancient Egypt, where diet-wise physicians cured thousands of cases with liver. Few persons realize that vitamin A is the most important of all vitamins for proper tooth formation in growing children, and for resistance to infection. It is also vital for healthy tissue development of sex organs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Vitamins | 10/2/1939 | See Source »

...alcohol refineries. The table under my hand is shaking like something alive. In this infernal din set up by screaming sirens, barking anti-aircraft guns and the roar of bursting bombs I can't take my mind off the shivering of the wall of this ancient hotel. If it holds together until I can get this off, then I will believe in miracles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Fair-Haired Boys | 10/2/1939 | See Source »

Remaining divisions are Ancient Languages under Professor Pease, Modern Languages under Professor Jones who succeeds the retired Professor Robinson, the Geological Sciences under Professor McLaughlin, and History, Government and Economics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Changes Made in Chairmanship of Seven Departments, Two Divisions | 9/27/1939 | See Source »

...Marny (Victor Francen), who has been obsessed for years by the suspicion that his wife killed herself after St. Clair tired of her. When St. Clair attempts to renew his youth by captivating a simple-minded young barmaid (Madeleine Ozeray), Marny sees history repeating itself, intervenes. As the two ancient rivals match wits, the home passes through a financial crisis, a strike against short rations led by wrinkled, wry Cabris-sade (Michel Simon), who spent a lifetime in the theatre understudying healthy actors. Typical shot: St. Clair, ensconced with a novel in the bathtub while his fellow inmates are clamoring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Sep. 25, 1939 | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

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