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Word: buck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Warren F. Pershing, who enrolled as a buck private in the military training camp at Fort Snelling, Minn. The General swelled with pride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Sons | 8/16/1926 | See Source »

ELLSWORTH B. BUCK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 2, 1926 | 8/2/1926 | See Source »

Then Dr. Reed with money furnished by Governor-General Wood -now of the Philippines-set up an isolated experimental camp in an uncultivated field a mile from the city. Attracted by the offer of $250, several peons volunteered as well as a few American youths. Buck-private John R. Kissinger unflinchingly watched the mosquitoes' hypodermics charged with fever serum pierce his arm . . . waited ... no infection . . . relief The medicos tried him again . . . waited . . . heavy sickness . . . almost death. Another lad submitted, died a martyr . . . The doctors abandoned camp. They had the proof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Dengue | 6/14/1926 | See Source »

...although Mr. Broun did not say so, apparently was superior to Life and Fate: "The Colonel never reached any great moral conviction except for the Monday morning papers. He was never fool enough to become articulate about public affairs of a Saturday, when his views would have to buck the football games, big fights at the Garden or doubleheaders, as the season warranted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Poor Journalist | 6/14/1926 | See Source »

...office messenger haled Student Al Adams, football luminary, from his studies. Al headed for the office wondering if they wanted the correct spelling of his name for his diploma, or something. "Buck" Halperin, another footballer, captain for next fall, followed Al and Sam. So did Lawrence ("Larry") Forster, baseball captain; so did Arthur ("Art") Bramhall, star pitcher; so did Edwin Fogarty, social light; Millard Meyers, Oak Park funnyboy; the two popular Hadfield boys, Bill and Bud-and many another. It was a veritable procession of Oak Park notables, 51 of the leading boy students...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Brothers under the Rose | 5/17/1926 | See Source »

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