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Word: safest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...think it's the Great American novel of real worth to make an impression on the reading public since "G--W--T--W--". . . Vardis Fisher tells the story of the Mormen trek in "Children of god." A capable book and to be recommended to both Fisher fans and enemies. . . Safest fiction of the year to give is C.S. Forester's "Captain Horatio Hornblower." Guaranteed to please all levels of comprehension, although in different degrees. . . "Here Lies" by Dorothy Parker reassembles most of her old stories and adds a few. Our Mrs. Parker may not seem quite so startling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Bookshelf | 12/15/1939 | See Source »

...hrer stepped into his car and drove to the station, where he boarded the safest railroad car ever built, complete with steel shutters and a padded interior, said to be strong enough to withstand a mine exploding on tracks directly underneath it. At 9:30 the train pulled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Eleven Minutes | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

Middle Ear. Most common cause of dim hearing is middle-ear injury and scarring-caused in turn by violent nose-blowing, infection of the Eustachian tube or the heavy mastoid bone which bulges out behind the ear. Safest maxim for ear-picking children: "Nothing smaller than the elbow should ever be put into the ear." Mastoid infections occur most frequently in children under twelve, for their delicate membranes are not tough enough to withstand bacterial assault. Standard procedure for mastoid infections is surgical removal of wedges of the infected bone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: How's That? | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

...Littick contract with U. P. is not exclusive-U. P. is still free to sign with the News if it wishes. But if it did, the Litticks would obviously be annoyed-and to U. P., as to I. N. S., the Littick papers are the safest bet. According to U. P., the terms Earl Jones's Beach offered were "unreasonable," therefore not acceptable to the home office. Now Earl Jones threatens to sue, in the hope that he can compel U. P. to give him the wire for which he feels that he contracted. Meanwhile the Litticks are using...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: 59-Day Wonder | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...General Marshall's army last week passed its 150th birthday, despite its feuding civilians marched right on with Rearmament. *Asked whether he supplied this piece of ammunition to his friend Mr. Woodring, Columnist-Commentator Boake Carter said: "The safest answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Scandalous Spats | 10/9/1939 | See Source »

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