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Word: magically (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...there really is one. Miracle in Milan is a modern fairy tale, no more. The evil tycoons and down trodden mass are simplifications made for the sake of fantasy rather than ideology. Its hero, a poor, virtuous boy, could easily be Jack the Giant Killer or Aladdin with a magic lamp (though in this case it is a dove...

Author: By Michael Maccoby, | Title: Miracle in Milan | 11/14/1952 | See Source »

...Deal could be preserved while rejecting certain fundamentals of the New Deal's philosophy. Ike thought at first he would be "drafted" by the Republicans, but he quickly found that the processes of democracy include hard and necessary tests. He passed those in the dramatic weeks when the magic number was 604-the majority of Republican Convention delegates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: The Will of the People | 11/10/1952 | See Source »

Fire Fighters. Among the educational toys are light-up maps and the "Magic Speller" ($3) whose picture cards, when inserted in a slot, rack up simple words like "bird" and "bear" for a child to copy on a miniature blackboard. The Tom Thumb typewriter is a real working model ($19.95). Prospective architects can try their hand with "Blockbusters," big, cor rugated-paper blocks capable of holding more than 200 lbs. (twelve blocks for $5.95). Radio hams can assemble their own crystal sets ($2.50). One of the best bargains for budding mechanics: the plas tic "Fix-It" automobile. Its battery, radi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAIL TRADE: The Christmas Stocking | 11/10/1952 | See Source »

Sometimes the texts invoked charms and magic, sometimes mumbo-jumbo ("Mti, Mti, Mti, Mti . . ."), sometimes sheer bravado ("Heaven thunders, the earth trembles before [the king] . . ."). But they also pleaded good works on behalf of the Pharaoh ("I gave bread to the hungry, clothing to the naked, I ferried him who had no boat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Pharaoh's Journey | 11/3/1952 | See Source »

...Magic Cottage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz | 10/27/1952 | See Source »

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