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Word: bery (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Much stress has been laid by the press on the fact that Stefansson and Anderson did not develop scurvy. There was no reason why they should develop scurvy, beri beri, or chilblains. All three vitamins, A, B and C, are present in small amounts in fresh lean meat; liver contains more of them. Other foodstuffs contain even more, it is true, but if the men were allowed all they wanted to eat, they would get enough of the essential vitamins in the beef products to satisfy. The real interest in such an experiment lies in the effect of a meat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Beef Eaters | 4/2/1928 | See Source »

Engaged. Rosetta Duncan, elder Duncan Sister; to William Beri, cinema technical expert. Vivian Duncan, younger Duncan Sister, was rumored also engaged-possibly to Nils Astor, Scandinavian cinemactor. The sisters acted in Topsy and Eva, (TIME, Jan. 5. 1925); have long had a pact requiring a double wedding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jun. 6, 1927 | 6/6/1927 | See Source »

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