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Word: fasted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...excited last week about whether he might at any moment become King and Emperor that, after a conference with his mother, Queen Mary, breathless York alighted at his home and rushed inside to tell his Duchess the latest with the long-legged bounce of a bolting jack rabbit, too fast for anything but the camera to catch (see cut). The accustomed massive aplomb of the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin was accelerated until the Prime Minister became one day last week a palpitating and perspiring fat man dashing between No. 10 Downing St. and Buckingham Palace in an atmosphere so agitated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Edvardus Rex | 12/14/1936 | See Source »

London: As censorship breaks down and headlines scream, frantically milling crowds, for the first time since the Armistice, buy London papers so fast that presses whirling at top speed cannot meet the demand. In the House of Commons lobbies, politicians think the public reaction is hostile to the King and scamper for the Baldwin bandwagon. "I was for the King when it was purely a question whether he should be permitted to marry whomsoever he should choose," says beetling-browed Labor Radical James Maxton, "but when it is a dispute between him and the Government, I cast my lot with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Edvardus Rex | 12/14/1936 | See Source »

Some sulfur compounds cause body cells to grow extraordinarily fast, and are used regularly in medicine to hasten the healing of sores and wounds. Such substances may in some way be connected with the unknown physiological accidents which give rise to cancer. On the other hand, other sulfur compounds inhibit growth. These may be the body's regular protective guard against cancer. Miss Medes has made it her job to find out the answer to this phase of the cancer question, no matter what the cost. Thus far the brave scientist has discovered in her body none...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Lankenau Experimenter | 12/14/1936 | See Source »

...most part. Open slopes have abundance of snow but inclined to be sticky. Near melting temperatures. Pinkham Notch, N. H.: Washington and Wildeat trails partially broken. Thirteen inches at summit and 11 1-2 inches average of wet snow over hard crust provides good skiing, not too fast. Stowe, Vt.: Continued snowfall makes good skiing on Mt. Mansfield. The continuance of tonight's rain makes prophesy difficult. If the temperature remains constant, conditions north of Laconia should be excellent, if it warms up there will probably be a breakable crust in most places. Better telephone before going...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEARBY SNOW CONDITIONS | 12/11/1936 | See Source »

...above mentioned trail I witnessed one of the finest exhibitions of fast cross-country skiing by the Lapplands, whom I believe to be born skiers and the most skillful race of skiers in the World. They are short, sturdy, broadshouldered, averaging five to five, five in height...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SKOAL TO THE WAX HOUND | 12/11/1936 | See Source »

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