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Word: pleasingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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The music of the Strauses is usually able to cover a multitude of sins, and succeeds in doing so again in Hassard Short's musical extravaganza, "The Three Waltzes," now playing at the Boston Opera House. Beautiful scenery and a pleasing ballet also add their bit and help to compensate...

Author: By J. L. T., | Title: The Playgoer | 11/16/1937 | See Source »

But like most musical dramas, the plot is only an excuse for putting across the music and dancing, and in this case is not hard to accept when accompanied by the show's well-drilled ballet and the voices of Margaret Bannermann and Michael Bartlett. Miss Bannermann has an ideal...

Author: By J. L. T., | Title: The Playgoer | 11/16/1937 | See Source »

Greenville, Del. Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. does not consider its "Old Hickory'' product a table salt. Primarily for curing farm-killed pork, "Old Hickory'' has recently been discovered to possess a pleasing "hammy" flavor, especially good in soups; is sold only by a few swank grocers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 8, 1937 | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

The business of planning the composition of an issue, of balancing, and fitting the columns so that they will present an appearance pleasing to the eye, is in itself a task of great magnitude involving precision to the utmost degree. Its difficulty is enhanced by the fact that important articles...

Author: By Stephen V. N. powelson, | Title: EDITOR OF CRIMSON OUTLINES DUTIES OF STAFF MEMBERS | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

The rate increase, pleasing as it was to railroads, remains many millions below what they feel they need, and they immediately set about asking for more.* Meanwhile, however, railroad stocks on California exchanges, which had not yet closed when the I.C.C. decision was announced, surged still further ahead on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Bathysphere | 11/1/1937 | See Source »

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