Word: dumbness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...diversified. As you know, undoubtedly, the President-elect is afflicted with infantile paralysis. Why not refer to him as, for instance, "The paralytic Mr. Roosevelt." And look what an opportunity you overlooked before Mr. Edison passed on. He was almost totally deaf. And, still living, is the famous deaf, dumb, and blind woman. I imagine that thousands of people that are material for your literary efforts suffer from halitosis, constipation, athlete's foot...
...garage is an interesting and elaborate caution to curious motorists. In addition to its ramps and airshafts, it contains a mechanic stupider than most real ones (Guinn Williams), a speakeasy with onyx bar, a suite of offices in which a racketeer (Alan Dinehart) operates with the assistance of a dumb monster (George Rosener) and a paint shop in the attic where purloined vehicles can be made unrecognizable in three and one-quarter minutes. Fast Life (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) is a flagrantly foolish little picture in which Sandy Norton (William Haines) wins a big speedboat race with his coy fiancee (Madge...
Foaming at the mouth in dogs is not an invariable or even frequent symptom of rabies. It may be caused by a nervous disturbance, local inflammation, convulsions or running fits. But the rabies virus is transmitted by saliva and abundant salivation accompanies rabies, especially in the "dumb" phase when the lower jaw becomes paralyzed. Rabies is a much rarer disease than commonly supposed. Immunity to it is high in dogs and humans. The Pasteur treatment within five days of being bitten is highly effective protection. Detection of rabies in its early stages is difficult. The rabid dog is infectious...
...great importance among the hopes for better local government are improved methods of election and election machinery." Mr. Seasongood advocated the Australian ballot, the short ballot, the non-partisan ballot, the ballot with names rotating (doing away with the dumb-bell vote which gives Adams an advantage over Smith and Williams), the holding of national and state elections at times differing from city elections, the method of proportional representation and the use of voting machines...
...last month in London by Frances Countess of Warwick, may now observe an heroic plaque on its façade. A central angelic figure, bearing laurel wreaths, stands waiting with wings and arms outspread. Toward it in stone-carved bas relief, memorializing the sacrifice of their kind, march the dumb messengers and burden-bearers of War-horses, oxen, dogs, pigeons, camels, an elephant, an ass-reminders that in the World War died 269,000 British horses & mules, 22,812 British camels, 628 British bullocks; dogs, pigeons, asses, elephants not counted...