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Word: tome (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though he hadn't thought of his old teacher in years, Huebner knew that if any U.S. doctor had ever described the mysterious children's disease, it would be Zahorsky. He dug out the aging doctor's books, got results. One Zahorsky tome listed the symptoms, called the disease "Herpangina." Following this clue, doctors found that Zahorsky had first named the disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Apr. 30, 1951 | 4/30/1951 | See Source »

...tuition, slipping on bright school sweaters with big block Ps, and learning the school yells. Sample, adopted from the old "Give 'em the ax": "Give 'em the Word, the Word, the Word." Some paid $5 for the academy's first and only yearbook, The Portal, a tome which explained Brother Tom's role in the world: "After scanning the honor roll of the obedient, the eyes of God rested on the name of C. Thomas Patten . . . Thus was born God's businessman of the hour . . . Business adventures for God are still taking form and this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Lubrication Expert | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

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