Word: chest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Enrique Olaya Herrera had called at the Bank of the Republic to have their thick gold wedding rings cut from their fingers. Thousands of other Colombian spouses with big finger joints made the same sacrifice. Brides & grooms slipped off their rings, flung them into the Treasury's "Defense Chest...
...Chest." Because Leticia is part of Colombia by treaty right, the sending of Colombian warships, troops and battle planes to recover it is not regarded in Colombia as even remotely an act of war. Many Colombians are convinced that a certain "Mr. Vigil" who owned a property near Leticia called "La Victoria" caused all the trouble by threatening the Colombian Government that unless it bought his property for some $80,000 he would incite Peruvians to seize Leticia. Colombians further believe that their Government refused to be blackmailed, that Mr. Vigil made good his threat. With ease the Colombian Treasury...
...mucous membrane lining of nose & throat and from the teeth and eyes. A sudden bright light may cause a sneeze, as may a strong odor. Diseased teeth, sinuses, nose or throat may affect the trigeminus, arouse a prolonged fit of sneezing. An occasional sneeze is good exercise for deep chest and head muscles. This explains, apart from the narcotic effect of nicotine, the pleasure many derive from taking snuff...
...annual show of the Pekingese Club of America the little dogs which peered out from wicker or glass cases strikingly resembled their fabled ancestors. There were the tawny coats, the pendulous ears, the wide chest and narrow hips of the lion. No imagination strain was needed to detect a simian likeness in their bright, popping eyes and bashed-in noses...
...squandered her surplus and faces a budgetary deficit of more than 10½ billion francs. Last month, when Premier Joseph Paul-Boncour succeeded Edouard Herriot, he begged Papa Chéron to come out of retirement and roll up a surplus again. After solemn thought (and probably some chest thumping) Chéron of Lisieux is Finance Minister again. Last week at a painful Cabinet session he told Premier Paul-Boncour & Ministers exactly what bitter pills must be swallowed if France is to have a sound, balanced budget again...