Word: tens
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...amusing feature. Result the paper grew out of its native earth and some fine story writers and poets uncovered. Condensation was the main need. Editor Archibald used to say to us scribes: "If you have an idea for a story see if you can boil it down to ten-line par [paragraph] and then to a one-line epigram." As he paid only on space it was Spartan ruling. The best sonnets ever written by Aussies-Bayldons on Marlowe and O'Downds "Last sea-thing dredged by sailor Time from Space"-received the same pay as a dog fight...
...aided the growth of 14 medical schools in ten different countries...
...assisted the development of professional public health training in 15 institutions in twelve countries and in ten field stations in the United States and Europe...
...cooperated with Brazil in the control of yellow fever, or in precautionary measures against the yellow fever mosquito, in ten states...
...gave six odd months 31 days and February only 29 (30 in leap year). Emperor Augustus Caesar, jealous of his Uncle Julius' month July, gave to August 31 days also, and shifted other months to the present reckoning. In 1582 Pope Gregory corrected the calendar, which had lagged ten days behind astronomical time because the actual year contains 365.242 days, while the calendar year accounts roughly for 365.25. (The extra quarter day is made up during leap years. U. S. presidential election years are leap years...