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...University of Wisconsin's Conrad A. Elvehjem did another series of experiments for Agene's makers, Wallace & Tiernan of Newark; on an Agenized diet, cats, rabbits, mink and dogs developed fits. Experimenters sometimes found the brain cells of Agenized dogs shrunken, misshapen or missing. A similar diet had no bad effects on 20 human guinea pigs. Nonetheless, Dr. Anton J. Carlson, dean of U.S. physiologists, announced last winter (TIME, Jan. 12) that Agene may make the eater nervous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Too-White Bread | 11/15/1948 | See Source »

Captain Dick Purnell teams with Ben Fuller to give the Tigers plenty of strength on the blue line; Zeke is a capable netminder. Dan Stuckley. Al Fuller, and George Young form the second offensive threesome, while Ted Nevins, Wally Tiernan, and Dick Pool are on the third...

Author: By Donold Peddia, | Title: What's His Number? | 2/17/1940 | See Source »

...Tollon. On the 10th green she flopped on the ground, squeaked "oh my, how exhausting the tight matches are," lost on the 17th. Sheep-faced Diana Fishwick, who was champion in 1930, broke the course record in a qualifying round, got put out of the tournament by one Clarry Tiernan who, perturbed by her achievement, ran to hide in the dressing room. Before the final, a disgraceful confusion arose. Pamela Barton, 18-year-old star who was runner-up for the title last year, defeated her sister, Mervyn, in the semifinals, then discharged her caddy who had expected a large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Women Golfers | 6/10/1935 | See Source »

...years. But, said the judge, the New York Legislature could not have foreseen, when it framed the state law on vandalism, such a spectacular achievement as Vandal Healy's with bone and bottles. The vandalism law, said the judge, should be stiffened to protect art owners. One George Tiernan, drinking companion of Vandal Healy during his onslaught in the Lihme apartment, was discharged by the court, having been cleared, by Vandal Healy's confession, of any active complicity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Vandal Sentenced | 8/22/1927 | See Source »

...said so. A darlin' chandelier! Springing, he seized a loop of it in his hairy hand and swung himself into the air. Crystals fell in a tinkling shower. Mr. Healy roared with joy. The fixture groaned, plaster crumbled-down went Mr. Healy with the chandelier atop him. Messrs. Tiernan and Dacey rocked in woozy mirth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Vandals | 7/11/1927 | See Source »

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