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Word: plusher (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...Harry Hoxsey set up a cancer clinic in a small building in Dallas and got a naturopath's license. Despite several lawsuits, he was soon doing well enough to move to plusher quarters. He hired two assistants (neither of them M.D.s), within ten years boosted his annual net income to $100,000. On the side he plunged into oil and real estate, bought a 588-acre ranch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Great Humiliation | 8/9/1954 | See Source »

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