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Word: camp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Back in the days of 1917, it was just the type ex-subscriber James L. Milstead [TIME, March 19] seems to be who, viewing a parade of soldiers leaving for a training camp, encouraged them with remarks of what they should do with the Heinies, the Paris flappers and admonishments as to taking care of their health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 2, 1928 | 4/2/1928 | See Source »

Although the letter of Mr. L. H. Thomas of Van Camp's, Louisville, Ky., is too ridiculous to require comment, perhaps it would be charitable to inform him that "those funny pictures" of gentlemen of "similar appearance" to a "hound," on the covers of recent issues of TIME, have included, among other men of esteem, prestige and accomplishment, portraits of President Coolidge, General Pershing, Ambassador Herrick and Colonel Lindbergh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 26, 1928 | 3/26/1928 | See Source »

William Tatem Tilden, captain of the U. S. Davis Cup forces, gave up his role in The Buzzard (drama) to start a training camp for Davis Cup players at Augusta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: Mar. 26, 1928 | 3/26/1928 | See Source »

...line drive hit John McGraw in the right ankle which swelled up. McGraw, who had a dancing date that evening, sent out for crutches, had an X-ray taken, spent a day in his room, came down to the field next day with a camp stool, a cane, a crutch, and a megaphone. Later in the hotel he called the squad round him, put them through tactical drill he calls "skull practice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Florida Camps | 3/26/1928 | See Source »

...careers of self-made men there is always a moment when someone they are working for discovers their ambition. That moment came for Robert Dollar when the camp superintendent found him trying to learn arithmetic. The superintendent had him trained to keep accounts. At 21 Robert Dollar was a lumber camp boss. He got $26 a month and saved his money. He began to pay installments on a farm, bossing a camp of 60 lumberjacks. "I never had to smoke or drink to make them know I was the boss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Anniversary | 3/19/1928 | See Source »

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