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Word: ointments (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Earnings for their first 1930 quarter were $2,164,348, compared to $4,531,218 in 1929. The decrease was attributed to the cost of preparing the new blade and razor. Jubilant none the less sounded Gillette though, as nearly everybody knew, there was a butterfly in its ointment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patent War | 4/21/1930 | See Source »

...Money alone will not win self-government. If money could win, I should have obtained it long ago. What is required, therefore, is your blood." When he arrived at Nadiad, Mr. Gandhi sank to the ground, had to have cold compresses applied to his head, his legs swabbed with ointment, before he could proceed. At Anand he announced he would rest for a day and, following his one-day-a-week-silent rule, would say no word to anyone. Newsgatherers reported they did not believe the emaciated saint would be physically able to go much farther, waited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: March-to-the-Sea | 3/24/1930 | See Source »

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