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Word: speeding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...over thirty thousand rentals last year, exactly two collisions took place. Neither had results more serious than a shakeup. Putting this rule into effect would be like enforcing the old 18 mile an hour speed limit for sutos: modern conditions make it ridiculus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Two-Gun Apted Slaps Down on Bicyclists as 8-Year-Old Lowell-Flattener Rule Is Revived | 3/14/1936 | See Source »

Investigation found Colonel Apted aware of the slip but calm, after years of experience. Apparently the time-piece annually goes into a decline, necessitating oiling, coddling, and a certain amount of judicious play with the speed regulator. All will be well shortly, however...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL ILLS OF MEM HALL CLOCK LEAVE APTED CALM | 3/13/1936 | See Source »

Remaining behind to carry on are six good forwards and two good defense men. The Sophomore line of George Roberts, Johnny Mechem, and Ned Cutter, shows the possibility of a great career. With plenty of speed and teamwork they furnished the spark of the Harvard attack this year. The three Juniors who played this year will supplement the Sophomore line with offensive power. They are George Ford, a great center, Louis Carr, and Leo Ecker, whose severe leg fracture is apparently healing well. Stubbs will have one good veteran defense pair in Sophomore Traff Hicks and Russ Allen. Two others...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 3/10/1936 | See Source »

...study in Siam, James M. Andrews '29, associate in Anthropology at the Peabody Museum, reported a trend toward commercial development in that small kingdom, which has hitherto devoted itself to agriculture. He attributed this trend to the need of Siam to hold its own against the recent high-speed industrialization of Japan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Survey Reveals That Siamese Farmers Are Growing Commercialized | 3/4/1936 | See Source »

...known to ride at a time. At first the driver was the only man in charge. Then, as the wave of highway robbery began, there was an armed guard as well. Both men were generally the highest type of western dare-devil-the driver invariably out to break the speed record; the guard ready to shoot it out with any number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Wells Fargo | 3/2/1936 | See Source »

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