Word: acidic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...brought an arch-Democrat, Mississippi's tart Harrison, to President Coolidge's side as leader of the fight against the time-limit. It brought the Republican Old Guard into open opposition to their outgoing party leader of the past five years. It brought Nebraska's acid, aloof Norris out in renewed denunciation, of the Old Guardsmen. Half in earnest, half in joke, he berated them for their "hard and ungrateful" attitude toward President Coolidge...
Traumatic Surgery. Standardization of injury treatment, important for the automobile accident increase expected for 1929. Tannic acid to coagulate scalded or burned tissues and prevent its absorption into the body...
...National Jewish Hospital has as director of its research laboratory Harry John Corper, Chicago-born pathologist. He has as co-worker Nao Uyei, U. S.-educated Japanese organic chemist. The two pottered around with sputum, acids, dyes and mediums on which bacteria grow. And eventually they found that sulphuric or hydrochloric acid would best dissolve the elements of the sputum undesirable in isolating the tuberculosis bacteria, that crystal violet dye best brought out the shape of the germs, that they flourished best on a chunk of potato. Now practically every tuberculosis hunter uses their test...
Inevitably, the Little resignation was followed by testimonials to the Little greatness. Students who had been acid, heaped praise. The Board of Regents spoke of "high ideals of educational standards," "initiative," "constructive aspirations," "frankness," "courage and sincerity...
...Holy Cross game will be the acid test for Harvard's quintet. So far it has won four games and lost only one. The single defeat was at the hands of the M. I. T. team, which has an untarnished record so far this season. The Crimson has been further strengthened by the presence of Joseph Bailey '29, who played on his Freshman team, but who has not appeared since because of ineligibility. S. G. Burns '30, in the position of guard, is showing remarkable promise. Burns is one of the two football men who are out, W. R. Harper...