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Word: honey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...HONEY IN THE HORN-H. L. Davis- Harper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Prize Novel | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

...long (380 pages), slow-moving tale, Honey in the Horn is distinguished for its easy humor, for its wealth of authentic local color wrapped around a slight and artificial plot. Clay Calvert, Oregon orphan, was herding sheep for Uncle Preston Shiveley when Wade Shiveley, one of Uncle Preston's worthless sons, was jailed for having murdered and robbed a gambler. Uncle Preston did not want to be bothered any longer with an offspring who had caused him only misery, persuaded Clay to slip Wade a defective pistol, on the assumption that Wade would try to escape with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Prize Novel | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

...smooth Mr. Eden trickled down to Rome, turned on his charm. Il Duce likewise turned on his charm, with the result that their conversation was marked by a cordiality quite removed from the slight frigidity which attended Mr. Eden's explanations to France. Reserving most of his diplomatic honey for a second conversation to be held next day, Mr. Eden nevertheless found time in two hours to assure Signor Mussolini that Britain would make no further bilateral agreements with Germany affecting armaments. Il Duce seemed satisfied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: One Way to Avoid War | 7/1/1935 | See Source »

...bank: "Atta boy. Keep up the good work. At the rate you are going it won't be long before we are both 100%. While you are crooning the rest of the bankers into supporting floundering industry, you and I can pull for shore. The idea is a honey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: One-Way Ticket | 7/1/1935 | See Source »

...northward through precipitous canyons toward the Equator, almost beat them. There were grueling portages around roaring rapids. Fever and bloodsucking insects sapped their strength. Once, when a whirlpool caught a canoe, a porter was drowned and Kermit nearly perished. They eked out their provisions by eating monkeys, Brazil nuts, honey, birds, turtles, fish, palm tops. Leader Roosevelt slept in a cot, which toward the end sagged badly; the others slept in hammocks. One day, to Roosevelt's surprise. Rondon revived flagging spirits by erecting a sign naming the river "Rio Roosevelt" by authority of the Brazilian Government. The party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rio Teodoro | 6/24/1935 | See Source »

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