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Word: modern (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Ancient & Modern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 20, 1948 | 12/20/1948 | See Source »

...Jonson was the best selling author last night as far as House Christmas plays were concerned. Eliot presented his "The Silent Woman" and Leverett "The Silent Woman" and Leverett "The Alchemist." Kirkland performed a modern revue containing a variety of skits...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PBH Festivities, House Plays Ring the Christmas Welkin | 12/16/1948 | See Source »

Chauffeur's Callus. Modern man's feet, says Dr. Lewi, get too little exercise but are overworked in other ways. For example, driving an automobile too much can cause a painful callus called "chauffeur's foot." Dr. Lewi keeps his own feet and leg muscles in shape by walking up & down from his fourth-floor office. He has never had any trouble with his feet, except for a corn back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Best Foot Forward | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

...first novel, Martha Bacon has given this theme a modern twist. While Henry James sometimes saw American innocence as a fresh and gracious stimulant to overcultivated Europe, kiss Bacon deals with a situation in which the irresponsibility of Americans causes a tragedy for Europeans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Innocence & Irresponsibility | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

...play, which will be produced some time in the spring, is by Jean Anouilles, a modern French playwright famous for his version of "Antignone." Roles are not limited to members of the club, George Vicas, president, said last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Left Bank Club Seeks Girls for Production | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

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