Word: balm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Balm, a salve for milk cows with, ah, dry skin, has become a popular hand cream. Recently a blacksmith and a chemist on New York's Long Island discovered that Dry Hoof Solution, a horse medication, strengthens nails. & Coming soon as an outlet for such products: Barn-Mart...
Humor can also be a balm for disappointment, asRobertson's short story "The Rhodes Not Taken"illustrates. In this tale, Robertson satirizes herencounter with the Rhodes application process andthe interview committee...
...overwork of "working mothers" and the marital strain of two-career families pose serious dangers to the modern family. Unfortunately, the staff seeks to heal society's wounds with a balm of dubious effectiveness...