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...rural culture was never as kindly and not always as pleasant as legend would have it. But necessity forced a concern for family and community and an interdependence that as often as not subdued meanness and selfishness. A certain virtue and hope were required for survival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tapestry of Prairie Life | 10/9/1989 | See Source »

Over the next few weeks she visited their house, saw the baby's room. There were phone calls and counseling sessions at the Independent Adoption Center in Pleasant Hill, Calif. In the private conference room there, Nicole felt happy with her choice. Still there were some delicate points to resolve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adoption: The Baby Chase | 10/9/1989 | See Source »

...Gillette Sensor is the Harvard Yard of the razor world. It's damn pleasant, and anybody who wants to can enjoy it--and that should be enough to keep us happy for life...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: Shaving 'Til You Disappear | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

There were many surprises in the opening day of the Harvard Invitational men's tennis tournament, and most were pleasant for the Harvard men's tennis team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Netmen Rule Tourney; Netwomen Eliminated | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

...gray. Teeth: bottom row gold-plated, which leads to the hunch that they are false. Stature: shorter than expected. Uniform: brown boots and breeches, simple brown shirt, adorned only by the Iron Cross and Nazi brassard. Smile: humorless. Salute: stylized by throwing the hand back over the shoulder. Manner: pleasant, usually not at ease, knees moving back and forth nervously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Light Luncheon with the Fuhrer | 8/28/1989 | See Source »

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