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Word: harmlessly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Homeward Bound. Here is an excellent example of harmless diversion. The producer has selected a heavy-weather sea story, relieved it with stray breaks of sunlight in the form of love and comedy, given it over to the able playing of Thomas Meighan and Lila...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Aug. 6, 1923 | 8/6/1923 | See Source »

...banks contributed to the fund, and when a bank failed the fund was used to pay off all its depositors in full. This plan largely originated with Senator Owen; it has been urged for adoption by banks in other states, too. Bank failures were to be rendered forever harmless to the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Oklahoma's Losses | 7/2/1923 | See Source »

...Gerald du Maurier, celebrated actor, thought the cartoon on the Prince was a great and harmless joke. He bought it for $40 and says he did not want it to get into the wrong hands and that he will not sell it to anyone in the world except the Prince of Wales. ". . . one day," he added, "it will be found hanging in the nursery of King Edward VIII at Windsor Castle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Naughty Max | 6/11/1923 | See Source »

Kind, Genial, Harmless Creatures ? Their Day Is Done

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Reciters | 6/11/1923 | See Source »

Perhaps some former reciters will turn to broadcasting. Let us hope so. But there they would miss the applause, the laughter, the shrieks of terror from the baby as The Bells clanged inexorably on. Kind, genial, harmless creatures?their only pay was applause. It seems unfair that aerials and wavelengths should have done them down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Reciters | 6/11/1923 | See Source »

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