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After hours — From the May 1955 issue
Personal and otherwise — From the September 1938 issue
Article — From the July 1938 issue
Editor's drawer — From the January 1869 issue
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”