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Word: phones (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...would bring about constant difficulties over contracts and bills due to the generous use of an individual's phone by his friends for more and more expensive calls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 4/16/1935 | See Source »

...uses your phone here unless you let him. When friends do use it, they are honest in signing up for calls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 4/16/1935 | See Source »

...prisoner underwent apparently failed to shake his story, as he steadfastly denied all charges. Colonel Apted, queried shortly before midnight, refused to commit himself, stating only in his brief but forceful manner, "I'll deny anything you print, and I've got four witnesses here listening to this phone conversation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: APTED CAPTURES SUSPECT IN STUDENT THEFTS AT DUNSTER | 3/16/1935 | See Source »

...following telegram was received late last night from a Crimson-in-Stillman-editor: Stillman special stop Liberalism of New Deal has invaded infirmary stop Means prescribed Lavoris for two patients stop Rumor that Ward B would be blessed by phone not carried into effect stop No doubt powers that be are arguing over advisability of one of French design rather than prevalent type stop For your information doctors are making time of release dependent on extent of recovery stop all calendars removed from Stillman today stop I get out Thursday for God's sake rush replacements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIME | 3/14/1935 | See Source »

...expect at least five hundred mail orders?we had as many as 160 once before. We expect several hundred people to phone us their orders. We shall have six girls on the telephones ... a score of extra salesmen in our San Francisco store." The day of the great Samuels silver sale dawned cold and grey. Soon it began to rain. It rained all day. Enough patriotic San Franciscans went to Samuels' in slickers and galoshes to keep the extra crew of clerks busy. But as a record-breaking sale it was a wet, soggy flop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Mr. Samuels & Mr. Slavick | 12/17/1934 | See Source »

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