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Word: perfects (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess helped write it. Imprisonment also gave Hitler time to perfect his tactics. Even before that time he got from his Communist opponents the idea of gangsterlike party storm troopers; after this the principle of the small cell groups of devoted party workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Man of the Year, 1938 | 1/2/1939 | See Source »

Great is the delight of that diligent ichthyologist. Dr. William Beebe, when his deep-sea dredgings bring to light a perfect specimen of a rare fish. Diligent Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, chairman of the Temporary National Economic (Monopoly) Committee, last week had a similar sensation. Out of the depths of industry he brought wriggling to the surface as tight a little group of patent holders as his monopoly investigation could desire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOVERNMENT: Gob and Suction | 12/26/1938 | See Source »

Before his trip to Alaska he had observed that many rats fed on coarsely-ground raw rice and corn developed tooth decay; but over 200 rats which had been fed soft, cooked cereals had perfect teeth. He set out to find foods in the human dietary which would correspond to the coarse corn and rice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Kepnuk v. Eek | 12/19/1938 | See Source »

Gene Murphy, Dudley center fielder, saved the game in the last of the seventh by an outstanding catch of a long line drive in deep center field and then a perfect throw to first to complete a double-play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Commuters Beat Lowell To Tie for Championship In House Baseball League | 12/17/1938 | See Source »

...perfect gift for a man's Christmas is an electric razor to make his morning shave quick and easy. A complete line of these useful gifts is carried by John H. Derby, Jeweler, in Harvard Square...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DERBY'S FEATURES ALL MAKES ELECTRIC RAZORS FOR GIFTS | 12/14/1938 | See Source »

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