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Word: certainly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Whenever you write of Jugoslavia there is a certain dose of sarcasm present, and as a matter of fact, it seems that you are trying to picture Jugoslavia as a wooden kingdom, composed of semi-civilized peasants, with a clown king, and the mode of living of medieval times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 14, 1929 | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

Higher up there should be less question though some might consider Mercur overrated to a certain degree. He certainly handed Allison a most artistic beating in the Nationals, and compiled an impressive record for steady good play. Some would like to see Lott above Hunter, and a good many would like to see Doeg down the list some distance, but these two seem to have earned their ranking, even if there are few who can explain it reasonably...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

...American Medical Association published in its Journal last week an analysis of the nicotine content of certain specific brands of pipe, cigar and cigaret tobaccos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Tobacco Smoking | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

Nicotine - Pipe, Cigar & Cigaret Tobaccos. To verify the claims of "denicotinized" tobacco manufacturers the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment made quantitative chemical tests for the actual nicotine content of certain treated and untreated brands. The percentage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Tobacco Smoking | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

This sentiment seldom cloys because Ernest Truex gives the most serious, tender performance of his career and Marda Vanne as the wife never forgets restraint. Certain episodes exhibit flagrancies of aste. But when the daughter (Maisie Darrel) confesses her troubles to a stalwart boy who wants her love (Robert Douglas), the scene trembles with tragedy and gallantry. And a parody of court procedure is introduced which provides peerless comic relief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 7, 1929 | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

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