Word: dyes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...linen for them. It must be loosely woven, but strong, and the warp and woof must be even. The wools are not so hard. I used to get mine from an old man down in Greenwich Village. I think he was a fence for stolen goods. . . . Sometimes I dye them myself and sometimes I take already dyed wools and re-dye them. I have some wonderful German dyes a friend gave me before the War and I still use them...
...blest fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly: Here let me wash my spotted soul, From crimes of deepest dye...
...organs and blood vessels, even the capillaries, complete the same circuit as the blood. When a corpse is to be kept for a long time for scientific purposes, additional glycerin is pumped in at intervals to prevent shrinkage. Near-natural color could have been obtained by adding an aniline dye to the embalming fluid. The American Academy of Embalming last week declared that a corpse embalmed in 1889 is still undiminished in size and intact except for loss of weight and a deep tan color...
...musical cycle which started with backstage stories had to get around to a back-camera story of the making of a musical cinema. In this one, Alan Dinehart is an independent producer who faces ruin until he obtains the backing of Raymond Walburn, manufacturer of Titianola, a red dye for hair. Walburn becomes a producer of pictures partly because of his interest in Dixie Lee, who is in love with John Boles, and partly because of his grudge against Jean Harlow, the leading anti-Titianola influence (who does not appear in Redheads on Parade). Assured that when the picture...
Meanwhile other blondes who keep company with Jews in Germany were being similarly dealt with on a nationwide scale, Storm Troopers working themselves up with shouts that they were "punishing race rape." One result: correspondents in large German cities reported rush sales of dark hair dye to many a blonde. Explanation: "They think you're a Jewess and let you alone with your Jewish boy friend, if your hair is dark. Of course in a small town where everyone is known, dye is no good...