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Word: manly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Just what constitutes drunkenness is an undetermined medico-legal point. As everyone knows individuals vary in their susceptibility to alcohol. One man's, or woman's, drink may be his or her food and stimulant, and another's poison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drunkenness | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

...from a window; in Paris he dragged her around by the hair; in Berlin he banged her head against a door until the hinges broke; in Los Angeles he slammed her against a wall. After a settlement had been made outside court, Miss Lewis said, "He is a fine man and I love him. It seems that we cannot live together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Aug. 12, 1929 | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

...operating income has generally resulted not so much from increases in gross income as from decreases in operating costs. Railroads are being more efficiently run, and by more capable managers. Nor is there any more typical example of the modern rail executive than Southern Pacific's Paul Shoup, man most responsible for Southern Pacific's present scope and vigor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Revived Rails | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

...entirely new automobile. It has no chassis. It has no springs. It has a 60-inch wheel base (a little more than half as long as a Model A Ford). If its owner is a tall man he can stand on the ground and look over its top. It weighs 600 lb. It will be shipped in a weatherproof packing case which has a hinged door and will serve as its garage. It will go 50 miles on a gallon of gasoline. It has a 4-cylinder air-cooled engine. It is a two seater but three can squeeze into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: New Autos | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

...man owns $50,000 worth of U. S. Steel common, he can readily and speedily realize on his holdings. For his shares have an instant market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Unfreezing Assets* | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

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