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Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Nevada Northern (subsidiary of Kennecott Copper) stationed its private cars some 2,500 miles off-line at the Erie R. R.'s Jersey City terminal.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORTATION: No More Free Rides | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

Twin Beds (First National). Comedian Jack Mulhall, who used to act only with Dorothy Mackaill, herein plays opposite Patsy Ruth Miller, supported by a good cast. The story is one of those anecdotes generally used as a framework for the less profitable shows of minor burlesque circuits. Miss Miller'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Jul. 29, 1929 | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

Batters. The hitters have been thoroughly enjoying themselves. Last weekend "Babe" Herman of Brooklyn was leading both leagues with an average of .404. Batter Herman's record is all the more remarkable in that he is practically a one-handed hitter. Just before bat touches ball he takes his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball, Midseason | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

Player Foxx, a 180-pounder just under six feet, has a chest expansion of 6½ inches. Like a majority of the Big League players, he is a small town (Sudlersville, Md.) boy. "I worked on a farm," he says, "and I am glad of it. Farmer boys are stronger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball, Midseason | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

Prince Ibrahim of Egypt and a score of guests, including three women, swam about in nightclothes until rescued after the royal yacht Nazperwer (Beautiful Lady) had struck a rock off the foggy Norwegian coast near Trondhjem and sunk in eight minutes.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 29, 1929 | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

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