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His only hobby nowadays is the propagation of biologic truth-which, says Oscar Riddle, provides man with his "just hope for grandeur and power, and happiness." No cloistered, secretive scientist, he constantly sallies forth to preach the necessity of wider understanding of biological research.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Pituitary Master | 1/9/1939 | See Source »

Last week Mayor Wilson's nearly completed 1,000-acre memorial to himself ran into an obstacle. Some 3,000 feet dead east of the 5,000-foot east-west "instrument-landing" runway lies historic Fort Mifflin, which held out, but not long enough, against the British when they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Powder Keg Airport | 1/9/1939 | See Source »

"A person coming down at trail or a steep hill obviously out of control used to be an object of amazement to the onlookers," he said. "But nowadays, people just look at him disgustedly and class him as a damn fool."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXPERT RANKS YANKEE SKIING TRAILS AS HARD | 12/16/1938 | See Source »

With rising passion, Maitre Aymoz got into his stride: "As the late Lord Dewar once facetiously remarked : 'In the old days a meal was opened with prayer; nowadays in many homes it is opened with a can-opener!' " But Aymoz was not above paying tribute to "one of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Food & Wisdom | 12/12/1938 | See Source »

Hardly one fox terrier owner in ten knows that the historic mission of his dog is to chase foxes down their holes, kill them and bring out the bodies. Nowadays not one fox terrier in a hundred does his traditional job. Reason: most dogs live in the city, have neither...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: City Dogs | 12/12/1938 | See Source »

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