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Word: pettits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Author Pettit is a sleek writer with a style naive and beguiling as his characters. He has a flair for provocative titles. His two previous books were called The Elegant Infidelities of Madame Li Pel Foil, The Son of the Grand Eunuch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Doctor's Son | 7/8/1929 | See Source »

...Water boils on earth at 212° F.) While they were measuring, Earth passed between Sun and Moon, causing an eclipse. Moon's temperature dropped to 196° below Zero. Less than an hour later the lunar temperature was 155° F. Edison Pettit and Seth Barnes Nicholson, who reported this, estimated that when no sunlight reaches the Moon, her temperature falls to 459° below Zero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: American Association | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

Charles W. Nash (Nash) with his vice president, Milton H. Pettit, personally handed out $807,000 in Christmas bonus checks to his 12,000 employes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: National Auto Show | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

RICHARDSON PETTIT Marblehead, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mr. Hearst | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

...hopeful trainer is Max Hirsch, who cares for the animals of George W. Loft (candy man), Sam Pettit, J. B. Smith, Sam Harris (theatrcial manager), as well as those of Mrs. Vanderbilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Kentucky Derby | 4/7/1924 | See Source »

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