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Word: purina (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...farming by the size of his family. He went to work selling Bibles-three different editions for teachers, three for home use and, along with them, a discreet book on sex fundamentals. By the time he married Thelma Carver, Donald had a job selling "Checkerboard" feeds for Ralston Purina, later was hired by the Armour Fertilizer Works, for which he is now district sales manager. Perhaps because he never had a chance to do much of it, Donald loved farming-a love that he passed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: The Closest Thing to the Lord | 10/24/1955 | See Source »

...started producing foods for diabetics 26 years ago, now has a full low-calorie line, including candy, desserts, chewing gum and a new ice cream. Sales of high-protein foods, like meat, are up; protein-bread makers are also cashing in on the bonanza. Said an official of Ralston Purina, makers of an old reducing standby, Ry-Krisp: "Our sales chart is something beautiful to watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Battle of the Bulge | 8/10/1953 | See Source »

This week, Sponsor Ralston Purina Co. signed a new five-year contract for both the TV show and its radio counterpart (Saturday, 10:30 a.m., ABC). Ralston also has built a 35-ft., $30,000 Space Patrol rocket ship that is now touring the U.S., on a truck trailer, for the edification of the show's young fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Interplanetary Cop | 8/11/1952 | See Source »

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