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Word: birthdays (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Professor Palmer is nearing his eighty-eighth birthday, and his talk yesterday was full of the experiences of his life. Again and again he urged the importance of proper care of the body, and stressed the need of the right kind of foods. Abstinence from stimulants of all sorts, plenty of exercise, and sensible habits were recommended for longevity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Palmer Says Life is Enormously Good Thing and That Religion is Necessary--Gives Last Formal Lecture | 10/22/1929 | See Source »

...share. Previous attempts to distribute the stock, mostly held by speculators, have been unsuccessful. Early this year a group of brokers ran the stock to 37⅞, but before much was distributed it broke to 21½. Last week it was strong around 28 on belief that the Fox Birthday plan, if successful, will reduce the floating supply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Fox Jubilee | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

...assembled in the hope of hearing merger news. Greatest of Fox phobias is having his picture published. Fifteen years ago he sat, moustached, for a photograph. Almost immediately he shaved his lip, refused to have new pictures taken. Even last week when patrons eagerly awaited Cineman Fox's birthday message, a substitute appeared and they had no chance to see the real Fox face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Fox Jubilee | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

...Seventieth birthday anniversary of Prof. John Dewey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMING,GOING | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

...told you it would not be a surprise"-to reporters asking what birthday present she would give her father. The "surprise" was triple: 1) a bowl of water with four toy boats, ticketed For naval parity; 2) a toy terrier-I am Scottie too; 3) a slate-Let us reckon up our debits and credits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Ishbel | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

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