O.H.M.S.
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And yet there are people who tell us that the formula, O.H.M.S., is a mere relic of antiquity.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
At last the well-known O.H.M.S. envelope gladdened my eyes.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 by Various
Most of the motors have O.H.M.S. plates above the number plate.
From “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went by Keene, Louis
It had O.H.M.S. on it, and was addressed to "Father Christmas."
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 by Various
One was handed to him with the letters O.H.M.S. upon it, which he opened, signed the certificate enclosed and received from the savings-bank clerk a sum of money in gold.
From Australia Revenged by Boomerang, pseud.
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