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Word: tented (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...could point to any organized sabotage, though the unfounded rumor that the herd had the dreaded Bang's disease looked suspiciously like a dirty Republican trick. But the strong gust of wind that blew the tent down, making it necessary to hold the auction in a crowded, drafty barn, was definitely an act of God. Even so, for a registered herd, the bids were suspiciously low. Jersey cows went at $100, and the owner stomped off in a huff when $10 was bid for a young bull. Squire Henry Morgenthau Jr.'s whole herd of 100 purebred dairy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Fishkill Fizzle | 12/27/1943 | See Source »

With plenty of food and attention, Lady Moe waxed fat. She found where the chow line formed, pushed her way in. She decided the Nissen huts were warmer than her own small tent, often startled jumpy flyers by flopping down beside them in the dark. Nightly, her gravel-throated braying-brought more & more muttered curses. She had even less endearing habits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: Lady Moe | 12/27/1943 | See Source »

...Douglas . . . explains, "We're just a bunch of middle-aged fellows getting too lazy to handle a schooner." But schooner men take one look at Endymion's circus-tent mainsail and incredible mast and feel faintly ill. . . . Anyone who has seen the Douglas yacht charging home from Catalina of a Sunday afternoon, romping past other craft, both sail and power, knows that her owner sails her like a man possessed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 13, 1943 | 12/13/1943 | See Source »

...wrote to his mother that of the many he had seen die, he had not seen or heard of one who met death with terror. He knew that he would treat wounded Southern soldiers as gently. The faces of the dead were transfigured. He stepped out of his tent one grey, dim daybreak, and walked in the cool fresh air to the hospital tent, uncovering the features of three of the dead - an elderly man, gaunt and grim, a young boy, and a third -Young man 7 think I know you - 7 think this face is the face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: American Vision | 12/6/1943 | See Source »

...Breaks Me Down. . . ." Patton started to leave the tent, wheeled when he heard the man sobbing, ran back and hit him again. The medical commander was helpless. He accompanied Patton to another tent. The General asked more questions of wounded men. Then he broke into a sob: "I can't help it, but it breaks me down to see you brave boys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - COMMAND: War's Underside | 11/29/1943 | See Source »

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