Word: powder
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Proud as a Missouri farmer showing off a new silo, Harry Truman took newsmen on a surprise tour last week of the $5,500,000 renovation job begun in 1949 to save the aging White House from collapse. In a jaunty powder-blue suit, the President was at his folksy best as he ducked and weaved among workmen who had seen him around so much that they scarcely bothered to glance...
...then for Senator: during the campaigning, the judge was attacked by a Long henchman, Lieut. Governor Bill Dodd, who derided his Army record, thus: "They tested his feet and said they were no good for running. They tested his blood and said it was 65% champagne and 35% talcum powder. They tested his ears, and the doctor said: 'Judge, your ears are perfect. You can hear an election coming two years...
...years ago when one of his "black gang" was found on the deck spouting blood from knife wounds in the throat and arms. There was no anesthetic on board, but the sweating Carlsen stitched the fainting victim's throat, sewed up two arteries, sprinkled the wounds with sulfa powder, and saved his life. Carlsen then grabbed the would-be murderer, got a confession, and went back to the bridge as if nothing had happened...
Women doused him with red mercuric oxide powder to insure his prosperity, priests recited verses from the Veda and an aged soldier seized a microphone to cry triumphantly: "His Highness is our father and mother. We must do what he orders and vote...
Weed Killer. A new weed killer called CMU was put on the market by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. When the powder is applied heavily, it kills all plant life, keeps soil sterile for more than a year, is thus useful for clearing railroad tracks, outside storage areas, etc. Used in smaller amounts, du Font's new product attacks weeds only, permits such crops as sugar cane, cotton, corn, asparagus or carrots to flourish...