Word: denly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Geist der sich den Koeper baut...
...matter of fact in that quiet and secluded den of science, far from the madding maelstrom of university life, we passed the most hair-raising quarter hour we've yet known. For innocently accepting an invitation to witness a short operation on a cat, we had no sooner crossed the threshold of the formaldehyde-filled room when the coils of drama closed round us like an octopus and didn't let go till we left in a state of exhaustion, bloody and quite bowed...
...Fund Insurance Co. Last week its two main subsidiaries confirmed him in the same change of office. Having thus ended 20 years in active management of the second largest marine underwriter in the U. S. and the largest insurance company on the Pacific Coast, Mr. Levison dived into the den of his huge old house overlooking San Francisco Bay to read thousands of congratulatory messages...
...there were iron deer on U. S. lawns, lending the last touch of grandeur to the fancy wooden scrollwork of the mansions behind them. Every home that could afford one had a "den," with leather armchair, pennants on the wall, an ashtray shaped like a skull. Lucky theatre-goers saw Ben Hur, with real horses racing madly on a treadmill track. Cars were called "au-to-mo-biles," 25 miles an hour was a devilish pace, a puncture a major accident. Against such a 1904 backdrop, Author Brinig this week published a lengthy (570-page) tale that covered...
...more than $8,500 (not more than $2,000 down) they wanted a game room, laundry, vegetable cellar and automatic heating in the basement. Garages were considered standard equipment and a porch was rated high. On the first floor they wanted a den, kitchen, large living room, medium-sized dining room, lavatory. On the second they wanted two double bedrooms, one single, two baths, six closets. Insufficient closet space ranked first as pet peeve against present housing, insufficient electric outlets second. Most desired feature: a fireplace. Most original desire: an aviary...