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Word: somehows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fine eight-letter noun that aptly identifies certain types of insincerity. The U. S. Senate owes a debt of questionable size to the same county for Senator Robert Rice (''Roarin' Bob") Reynolds. Last week Washington newshawks had fun with an incident that concerned Bob Reynolds and somehow seemed to recall the name of the county of his birth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Lucky Buncombe | 2/15/1937 | See Source »

...That's crazy as hell!" was the Rideouts' reply last week to stories that they somehow tricked Don Lash at New Orleans. Racing on boards for the first time at the Millrose Games last week, Blaine Rideout ran off the inside of the track on the fifth lap of the 1,000-yd. run, pitched headlong, did not finish. Both Rideouts ran in the two-mile an hour later. Blaine fought with Lash for second place for 16 laps while Indiana's Tommy Deckard built up an unbeatable lead. Getting a pain in his side, Blaine fell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Millrose Men | 2/15/1937 | See Source »

When Tsushima's terrible two days were over, the Russian fleet had been annihilated. Out of 38 ships, three somehow got through to Vladivostok; three more limped into Manila, were interned. Five thousand Russian seamen went down with their ships; 115 Japanese went with them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Epic of Defeat | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

...Somehow a fire started and at week's end Cincinnati's firemen, police, citizens and even workhouse inmates were fighting not only flood but fire on a two-mile front. By vote of the city council. City Manager C. A. Dykstra was given dictatorial powers to deal with the situation as he thought best. Property damage: $5,000,000. Indiana. Evansville, Funnyman Joe Cook's hometown, was made base of the Coast Guard's relief forces. While 40 horses were rescued from the Dade Park race track, amphibians roared in from the Atlantic coast and radio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: Hell & High Water | 2/1/1937 | See Source »

Recalling that three times during previous weeks medical kits belonging to Dr. Mattson had been stolen, police ventured the theory that these minor crimes were somehow connected with the kidnapping and perpetrated by someone, perhaps a former patient, bearing a grudge. Dr. Mattson was unable to think of anyone whom he had offended. With no clues at hand as to whether the kidnapper escaped by automobile or by boat across Commencement Bay, police and G-Men backed off the case for several days to allow Dr. Mattson to carry out Tim's instructions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Tacoma Snatch | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

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