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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Shaney, his wife Esther, and fouryear old daughter Alleen, running eastward along Memorial Drive, at 1.15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, suddenly, with no apparent cause, plunged into eight feet of water in the Charles River just west of Anderson Bridge. Only the top of the car was left in sight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOONDAY RESCUE SAVES THREE TRAPPED IN CAR | 3/26/1928 | See Source »

...cinema showed dogs which dripped saliva at the sound of a bell, monkeys which marathoned to the food box at the sight of a red card, children who opened hungry mouths when their wrists were pressed. These are examples of conditioned reflexes and upon this conditioning is based the difference between the lower and the higher animals, including...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Conditioned Reflex | 3/19/1928 | See Source »

...food. Only the lower parts of the brain are concerned in this reaction. But, if a bell is rung every time the food appears, there will come a time when the dog will secrete saliva at the sound of the bell when there is no food in sight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Conditioned Reflex | 3/19/1928 | See Source »

...second landing of the Pilgrims, beyond the obvious enrichment of future antique dealers, seems to be of little significance. The modern "Fathers" will come, be entertained--somewhat more hospitably than their predecessors--and go home again. And another sight seeing bus will have "done" the Commonwealth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BRINGING OVER FATHER | 3/13/1928 | See Source »

...loyalty are inextricably woven into one another, forming that solid and enduring core in every American's heart that makes him spontaneously whip off his hat when Old Glory comes marching down the street fluttering its red and white stripes to the bounding breeze. What a thrill the sight of Our Flag sends coursing through the red blood of every true citizen. "Hats off! The flag is going by." This is the sentiment as the poet has crystallized...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PATRIOTISM IN COLLEGE | 3/6/1928 | See Source »

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