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Word: knobs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...soulful modern tango made a greater impression than an equally modern but turbulent foxtrot." Most fascinated by the music was a 7-year-old male named Peter. Dr. Thoma therefore went to work on Peter. The psychologist succeeded in fixing Peter's attention on a shiny metal knob, which he gradually withdrew, adroitly transferring the ape's gaze to his own intently staring eyes. In a monotonous voice the operator intoned. "Ooh-aah-ooh-aah." making "magnetic passes" from Peter's head down to his middle, while an attendant held the creature. Peter smirked a little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Impressionable Peter | 11/2/1936 | See Source »

...misty morning in 1900 on a Cleveland golf course, a stoop-shouldered man of 60, his bald head shining like a knob of burnished marble, smacked drive after drive off a tee. Seven caddies returned the balls, patted down little sand tees, scurried down the course as the man kept poling out drives like an automaton. Suddenly from another part of the fairway came a shrill cry of warning. Without hesitation the man dropped his club, scampered into a clump of nearby bushes. Few minutes later there came another cry. The man returned, resumed his work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Golfer Rockefeller | 3/30/1936 | See Source »

...President invite a serious political rival to the White House. Nevertheless, three days after Candidate Borah's announcement, Franklin Roosevelt had the Senator in to share his lunch on the Presidential desk. On arrival, Mr. Borah gladly posed for photographers with his hand upon the White House door knob. On departure, he was asked whether he had discussed the campaign with the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTE: It Would Appear So | 2/17/1936 | See Source »

...sidelight on the situation, it was found upon investigation that Huppuch was unassisted in the capture of the thief, and that no patrolman entered the case until after the culprit was thoroughly subdued. While Huppuch was studying in his room, he noticed the door knob turn. Leaping from his chair, he tore open the door and found an individual looking for Moseley. He was recognized as a thief and captured by Huppuch, in the proccus dropping a pair of Callaway's seeks from his pockets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CALLAWAY SOCKS CASE DELAYED UNTIL OCT. 17 | 10/8/1935 | See Source »

While Huppuch was studying in his room, he noticed the door knob turn. He leaped from his chair and tore open the door to find a somewhat strange individual asking for Frederick. R. Moseley, Jr. '36, who at that moment was the cynosure of some 15,000 pairs of eyes on Soldiers Field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Huppuch Lands Thief in Jail and Rescues Callaway Socks | 10/7/1935 | See Source »

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