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Word: cyanogen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week one Melbourne newspaper excitedly reported that the invading mouse army was only 25 miles from the city. This turned out to be what Australians call a "furphy" (phony), but Melbournians were still scared. Victoria's government urged Mallee farmers to an all-out campaign with cyanogen and strychnine. At Ouyen, Mrs. Bert Holland planned a more direct appeal through prayer. An hour before church time she went to her wardrobe to get her Sunday clothes. Mrs. Holland found that the mice of Mallee had eaten them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: The Mice of Mallee | 4/21/1947 | See Source »

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