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Word: saws (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Governor of Michigan, was at fault-in not early and firmly condemning sit-downs. Frank Murphy's steadfast point is that the use of force would certainly have caused heavy bloodshed. He was there, he knew the ugly temper of the men, and Captain Frank Murphy, who saw two years of the War with the infantry and is by nature gentle as a girl, would not shed blood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Dew and Sunshine | 1/9/1939 | See Source »

...week's end, after three days of fighting, Generalissimo Franco's troops- Spaniards, Italians, Moors-had advanced an average of about five miles on a 100-mile front. Insurgent communiques claimed a rout near Tremp. but U. S. newsmen back of the Loyalist front saw no signs of panicky retreat. Both sides agreed that the full force of the offensive had not yet been launched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN SPAIN: Win the War | 1/2/1939 | See Source »

...over," and often fell into epileptic fits. Dr. Madelene Mott Donnelly had prescribed special diets and iron tonics for him. Last week Charles Sachen, who does excavating work, decided to take matters in his own hands. He remembered hearing that vermifuge cures dogs of the "fits" and he saw no reason why it should not work on humans. He went down to the drugstore and for 33? bought a box of "Kickapoo Worm Lozenges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Kickapoo Cure | 1/2/1939 | See Source »

Each day his wife and two children saw Melvin Attig grow more worried. One day last fortnight Principal Attig heard a disturbance in the basement of his school, went to investigate. As he entered the room, boys hooted, drenched him with water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: I Must Stay | 1/2/1939 | See Source »

...quartet's diminutive first tenor, Brown, has quiet tastes, plays a little cooncan and setback, mostly just "cheers himself with his family." But stocky Bass Bryant, Second Tenor Davis and Baritone David secretly cherish ambitions to be movie stars. All used to be farmers. Last month Tenor Brown saw his first football game. Uncertain how to behave, he noticed that the other spectators all held their mouths open. So he opened his. Accidentally getting too close to a goal post, he got severely bumped, still carries a bruise or two. Says Tenor Brown: "God help a football game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Spirituals to Swing | 1/2/1939 | See Source »

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