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Word: nes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...name "Psou-Sen-Nes" was inscribed on the chamber walls, and the diggers at first thought the mummy was that of this king, who had the mild distinction of being one of the several hundred fathers-in-law of King Solomon. Later, however, they decided that the mummy's real name was "Sheshonk," because this name was found on the ornaments in the silver coffin. In the presence of Egypt's young King Farouk,* an archeological devotee who rushed to the spot by automobile, three canopic vases (vases with covers in the shape of human or animal heads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rarer Than Gold | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

DENMARK: KINGDOM OF REASON-Ag-nes Rothery-Viking ($3). Attractively written, microscopic guide to "the oldest kingdom in the world . . . also one of the wisest and happiest." Like Marquis W. Childs (Sweden: The Middle Way), Author Rothery credits near-miracles to Scandinavian cooperatives, but unlike him, thinks they operate on too miniature a scale there to teach much to bigger democracies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction: Recent Books: Apr. 19, 1937 | 4/19/1937 | See Source »

...nes de valeur et d'heroïsme ce nom de Quebéc évoque en nous, et que de noms illustres s'associent à ce noble roc. . . ." Loud and ecstatic were the French Canadian cheers* as he finished, dropping into English once more to invite Premier King and Lord Tweedsmuir to the White House. Then the official party adjourned for luncheon to the Governor-General's summer home in the Citadel. Afterwards there were private conferences on public problems common to the two countries, a sightseeing tour through showers, a formal tea and a departure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Ces Aimables Paroles | 8/10/1936 | See Source »

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