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Word: beeman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Station WEEI to talk about bees, took along a hive of 30,000 bees for sound effect. Nervous after his microphone ordeal, he struck the hive against a studio door, dropped it. Out with a horrid hum swarmed all 30,000 bees. While spectators and staff members fled, the beeman valiantly scooped his charges back into the studio with bare bands, slammed the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Boston Bees | 5/3/1937 | See Source »

...first time since 1921 American Chicle Co. did not make more money than in the preceding year. But sales of Adams, Dentyne and Beeman's gum and of Sen Sen Breathlets and Chiclets enabled it to make $2,089,000 against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Earnings | 2/22/1932 | See Source »

...Beeman Barrett was eating a chop with spinach. His back was to the door, and the hotel forbids paging in its dining room. For an hour and a half he continued to eat slowly while bellboys gesticulated from the doorway and the lobby swarmed with buzzing bees. Finally one found its way to its master, lit on his nose. Beeman Barrett quietly put it in his pocket, finished his coffee, went on a beehunt. Amid cheers he retrieved half. The rest are still at large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Beatty & the Beast | 2/8/1932 | See Source »

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