Word: toenails
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Always leader of the parade, Babe was the unquestioned monarch of the elephant picket line. But three years ago General Director William M. Mann of the National Zoological Park persuaded the Ringlings to retire Babe to his pachyderm house. Besides plain old age, she was afflicted with an ingrown toenail, bad teeth. Even so she became the prize exhibit of the Washington Zoo. Younger, stronger elephants soon discovered she had brought her ruling manner with her. Her stanchest admirers were the President's grandchildren, Sistie and Buzzie Dall...
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Near Binghamton, N. Y., Zena Brown went swimming with red painted toenails, suddenly felt something bite off her right big toe. Her companion, Colonel Elmer E. Johnson, explained that a snapping turtle or big fish had been deceived by the painted toenail...
...Newport, Monmouthshire, England, a scratch from her husband's toenail in bed was stated at the inquest to have caused the death of Mrs. Ada Stevens, wife of a nailmaker...