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Word: impressionable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Catharine Doucet should be doing quite well in the lead, assuming that she has fully mastered her lines by now. The rest of the cast is likewise much better than the material it has to deal with, except for Leslie King, who is meant to be an asinine German author...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: The Playgoer | 4/20/1938 | See Source »

Minus the smooth illustrations, the Post stories that hold up best are those in which the authors throw probability to the winds, along with romance and deep thoughts, and go in for straight, oldfashioned, O. Henry farce. Except for the humorous stories and the tales of Thomas Wolfe and Walter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Easy Reading | 4/18/1938 | See Source »

One of the British code names for Wilson was "Aaron." When Anglo-American relations were strained, British publicists wired Colonel House that they would acquaint British leaders with Aaron's difficulties at home. At the outbreak of the War Aaron's difficulties were certainly immense, and Dr. Tansill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Aaron's Difficulties | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

The Vandenberg musicale was by no means the only event that served to turn the political spotlight on Republicans last week. In New York, just back from his first visit to Europe in 19 years, Herbert Hoover, still his party's dean, sounded off. Main points: 100 dignitaries with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Elephant Boy | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

America (Jesuit): "Precisely that impression will be conveyed by the religion tower at the World's Fair which the Communists wish to have conveyed . . . the impression that religion is an empty thing, a meaningless 'mysticism.' . . ."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Meaningless Temple | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

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