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Word: growing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Even Academicians who grow apoplectic over the "gaspipe & cement block" appearance of buildings in the International Style are grateful for the work its founders have done in low-rent housing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Machines to Live In | 2/22/1932 | See Source »

...Pharmacology of Thallium and Its Use in Rodent Control" for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, found pilocarpine helpful. Philocarpine, an active poison from the tropical American jaborandi shrub, stimulates many of the physiological activities which thallium destroys. It causes saliva and urine to flow, hair to grow. Mr. Munch telegraphed instructions to California on how to use the drug, took a plane to administer it himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Rat Bait | 2/8/1932 | See Source »

After mentioning in what ways Harvard has led in revision of entrance requirement arrangements, the report treats the New Plan under which the importance of the examination is intended to grow less, more influence being placed on the school record, on quality, and on the capacity of the boy to do the work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ABOLITION OF OLD PLAN OF ENTRANCE URGED IN REPORT | 2/5/1932 | See Source »

...will happen. If Japan is allowed to proceed this time, it's dead sure that she will become much harder to handle next time. And as soon as other dissatisfied nations find out that all this anti-war talk is the bunk, do you think they are going to grow sweeter and more tractable? Not much, And then how long do you think it will be before we are all engaged in the time-honored pastime of using up all our wealth, both human and material, in a nasty fight? No long. I should venture to predict...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bronx Cheers | 2/4/1932 | See Source »

Hitler's Claims Grow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Hitler, Next to Chancellor Bruening and von Hindenburg, Has Become Most Interesting German Political Figure," Writes Fay | 2/4/1932 | See Source »

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