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Word: mouths (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fairly drool at the mouth, curse the mailman and am in general in a state of frustration when my copy of TIME is late. I wondered what ailed me-now I know-it's the sadist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 10, 1943 | 5/10/1943 | See Source »

...Mother Will Know. At 20, he caught a heavy cold, and when he took his handkerchief from his mouth after a coughing spell, he saw with horror "a tiny spot of blood on it." Life, that had hitherto been "desirable and glorious," was charged suddenly and forever with the terror of death. This terror spurred Wolfe's rebellion against those who urged him to look for security in life-"the crawling, abject, bird-in-a-hand theory." To his mother's plea that he settle down to teach in Asheville, he replied "I must make or ruin myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mother and Son | 5/10/1943 | See Source »

...course, their non-intervention is a much more finished idiocy than it was before the actions of the Axis turned their blatherings into ashes in the mouth. Take the "Montana Mohammed," Senator Wheeler, for instance. The honorable Mr. Wheeler, who has been so tragically wrong so often, is still a member of that branch of our government charged with the ratification of treaties. And the Senator is still talking. He readily admits that he was an isolationist; in fact, he seems to be proud of the fact. Reluctantly, he admits the Japs attacked us, but, perhaps, if that man Roosevelt...

Author: By D. G. G., | Title: BRASS TACKS | 5/5/1943 | See Source »

...College men are also vulnerable to advertisements [of] . . . perfumes, face powders, mouth washes and deodorants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: That's Where Their Money Goes | 5/3/1943 | See Source »

Greatest feature of this ball carrier is that he can talk perfectly normally while hiding the ball in his mouth. IN practice sessions several candidates, playing against the CRIMSON Varsity, were amazed and said so. One instance stands out especially, a news cafligsk umbubble craanenk tis fras derdenderder- sorry well, anyway, it's tricky as all hell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAMPOON FATTED CALF TO BE DEVOURED BY CRIMSON TODAY | 4/30/1943 | See Source »

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