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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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In the five Firbank novels collected in this volume, readers-will find a pretty complete reflection of the Firbank private world, with only the coal and the real estate left out and no throaty constriction to impede the fluent lushness. ¶ Valmouth (1919) is a tale about high-society high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Perfect Dear | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

Any Questions? In Manhattan, the magazine Woman's Life listed some rules for kissing: I) "do it on the quiet and do not tempt others," 2) "plenty of fresh air ... is a prime necessity," 3) "at a party where [kissing games] are played, be sure to gargle frequently," 4...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 21, 1949 | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

Booze Who. In Chester, England, police of Cheshire County began printing photographs of the town drunkard, planned to send copies to all pubs with the warning: "If you serve this man, you are liable to a ?10 fine."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 21, 1949 | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

In accepting the gift, Provost Buck indicated a belief that "Management now realizes it can best serve the cause of private education as a free enterprise, if it provides free funds without attaching limiting restrictions."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: $50,000 Donated to Chem Research; Niemans Collect Money for Center | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

Each year, hundreds of men stop up their brains and fill them with bith of vocabulary and grammar. Then they take Harvard's language requirement examination. If they pass, they pull the stopper and let what they have learned dribble out.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 594 Skiddoo | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

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