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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sort of thing to shake the confidence of those who have always believed a silk purse could not be made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSCLE SHOALS: Something Doing | 3/22/1926 | See Source »

Since no French Cabinet existed, owing to the fall of Briand, who had not yet reformed his ministry (see FRANCE), the representatives of the Powers assembled at Geneva delayed taking action of any sort until the temper of the forthcoming French Government should be known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Ominous Week | 3/22/1926 | See Source »

...whole brain looks like a dirty, wetted newspaper crumpled up and patted into somewhat the shape of a rounded bun. Another comparison might be to a lobsided mushroom, for the bottom of the brain runs into a sort of stalk, which is the spine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brain | 3/22/1926 | See Source »

...puncture this centre, but is not always fatal. Somewhat higher up and a trifle before the temple is the speech centre. Just above that is that of the head. Ahead of the head centre is that of the eyes. Back of these latter two and going in a sort of band from the speech centre to the top of the lobe are successively the centres of the face, the arms, the trunk, the legs, the feet. Then comes a large fissure (or sulcus) immediately back of which are the cutaneous and muscular sensory. Dropping to the ear region one finds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brain | 3/22/1926 | See Source »

...obtaining the continuity that is necessary for the effective operation of an organization of this sort, the Board is handicapped by the fact that the men from whom its editors must be drawn are in school only two years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Graduate Schools | 3/20/1926 | See Source »

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