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...Osteopathic manipulations to stimulate circulation in the affected parts and thus build up the natural immunity of the body against the onslaught of the virus of infantile paralysis was the only treatment of the disease which proved its effectiveness. Osteopathic treatment after the disease ran its course has uniformly shown improvement in paralytic conditions."- Osteopath James Watson of Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Might & Main | 8/3/1936 | See Source »

Your weekly onslaught against the British Empire is really quite amusing, and I am writing to suggest that you change the name of your paper to the "Armchair Critic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 20, 1936 | 7/20/1936 | See Source »

Varsity and Freshman stickmen foll before the enemy onslaught Saturday, both teams losing by two goals. The Boston Lacrosse Club defeated the Varsity 5-3, and Andover conquered the Yardlings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LACROSSE TEAMS LOSE | 5/11/1936 | See Source »

...back to their homes. They felt excited as they looked across the frontier and saw German soldiers standing guard for the first time since the Rhineland was demilitarized 17 years ago. What small Belgium wanted to know was whether Great Britain could be counted on in case of German onslaught...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Britain to Belgium | 4/6/1936 | See Source »

...made its first passover everything but one of the boats had been swept away. Because the survivors knew the torrent of wind and water would soon be back, from the opposite direction, they abandoned the boat, clung to a heap of coral crags. Somehow they lived through the second onslaught. In even more miraculous manner so did Terangi and the more important part of his tree's crew. The grateful Administrator's wife helped him on to his interrupted escape, then fished untiringly until she pulled up a pardon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Big Wind | 2/17/1936 | See Source »

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