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Word: preventers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...former polling 1841 votes, and the latter 1380. According to the statistics of past CRIMSON polls, it is evident that college politics has been largely dominated by Republicans, and that when the Democrats has a national majority, the third party at Harvard did not have enough influence to prevent the Republicans from keeping their predominance

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson's Straw Votes of Past Show Harvard as Republican | 10/17/1928 | See Source »

Perhaps the real source of error lies in the close association of two clubs with essentially similar aims. There is apparently no way to prevent signatures from appearing legitimately on the rolls of both the regular party organizations, of the University and the more ephemeral clubs existing during a single campaign. Some duplication of members undoubtedly results from this circumstance, and the true strength of each party's following can only be determined by comparison of the rolls of clubs alike in purpose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD INDIFFERENCE | 10/17/1928 | See Source »

Result: the milk from the specially treated cattle formerly free of iodine, revealed 306 parts of iodine in a million, more than enough to prevent goitre, possibly enough to cure it. The milk retained its natural flavor and food quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Kelp-Fed Cows | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...Navy, properly subdued after the whacking which it received from Davis-Elkins, was unable to prevent Weston, a Boston College back, from making the one touchdown in a dreary game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Records: Oct. 15, 1928 | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...Manhattan, police, alert with horror, last week patroled ferry, tube and tunnel terminals to prevent one John Desnatos sneaking into the city. A leper with a rash across his forehead, he had escaped from the isolation hospital at Belleville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Leprosy Missionaries | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

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