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Word: sands (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...association's president, Dr. Arthur Amos Noyes of Pasadena Calif., said: ". . . the fact that evolution has been going on and that many animal types have gone through definite stages of development can only be doubted by an individual who, like an ostrich, buries his head in the sand out of a vague dread that he may see something shocking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 16, 1928 | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

...away, children get rickety, and the Harvard Club of Boston installs machinery to feed its sunshine-hungry members. Not of least interest is the biological study which accompanied this announcement. The photographer has caught all the intimate charm which must surround the acquisition of sunburn without the inconvenience of sand in ones hair and ears...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A RAY OF HOPE | 1/12/1928 | See Source »

...which evolution takes place than was thought to be known fifty years ago, the fact that evolution has been going on and that many animal types have gone through definite stages of development can only be doubted by an individual who, like an ostrich, buries his head in the sand out of a vague dread that he may see something shocking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Holiday Meetings | 1/9/1928 | See Source »

...countries, but the spittoon is the worst. I don't see the use of it, either. If it be in deference to the opinion of society, I for one, would rather not be obliged to imagine constantly what may be inside that circular orifice. I prefer the box of sand, which is a candid piece of furniture, and invites contemplation. But why one should be troubled with either, when everybody uses the carpet, is not satisfactorily proved to me, by any means...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: XMAS BIBLIOPHILIA IS FEATURED AT WIDENER | 12/13/1927 | See Source »

TEXAS GUINAN SHOWS HER SAND...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIME | 12/3/1927 | See Source »

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