Word: scalese
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Tacho first got the promise of the road from President Roosevelt just before World War II, when the Good Neighbor policy was blowing hot. On a visit to Washington in 1939, Tacho reminded his hosts that the U.S. had never built the interoceanic canal across Nicaragua for which it had...
Fleas, say Authors Rothschild and Clay, are comparative novices in the bird-pestering business. They hop on & off as if they had a life of their own. But lice have been bird parasites as long as birds have been birds. They probably sucked the blood of reptiles from which birds...
In spring, there is usually an upsurge in business. But last week, after two months of softening prices and sliding retail sales, businessmen were still waiting for the upturn. The whole economy seemed poised on such hairspring scales that businessmen took courage, or fright, from every vagrant sign. The stock...
Fragrant Jewelry. Scented synthetic pearls are being market tested in Sandefjord, Norway by Chemist Joseph Shott and Businessman Olav Edlund. The pearls, which are made from herring scales, are infused with perfume, and the scent lasts three years. Probable retail price in U.S. for a string: $1.
Maria Powers sings the role of the tough, domineering Madame Flora, who is ironically destroyed by the wishes of a dumb child and the fear that presses down upon her. Young Anna Maria Alberghetti's fresh, lyrical voice roams the scales with the ease of a disembodied spirit. Miss Alberghetti...