Word: lids
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...years as a schoolmaster, I've been curing hiccups [June 2] in the schoolroom by frightening the sufferer. I suppose a visit to the operating table, or the introduction of a catheter, is as good for frightening the sufferer as is the bang of a desk lid. But why such sledgehammer methods to kill a flea of a complaint...
...heady summer. Lowell recalls: "It seemed to be one of those periods when the lid was being blown . . . when a power came into the arts which we perhaps haven't had since." After that, the poet's eye was in a fine frenzy rolling; he was now to find a focus in the forms of tradition...
...company did not follow corrective recommendations. Compounding the trouble was the fact that at the time of the tragedy, Drāno lids had been changed from the press-on to the screw-on variety. The threaded lid was capable of withstanding far more pressure than the can itself. At least three cans, in addition to the one that blinded Mrs. Moore, exploded and caused injuries before the company changed the cap. Now a flip-top lid is used, so that even if moisture should get in and cause a pressure-building reaction, the top would probably pop off gently...
...value . . . our future community leaders may come from it." Another Reverend praises the gang for resisting "the pressure some West Sides brought on the Rangers to start something here (in Woodlawn) during the West Side riots. But instead the Rangers worked hard among their members to keep the lid...
...down again. The officer in charge ordered a coffin from Fort Myer, had it filled with sandbags, and at midnight took his team to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. There, he marched them up and down the darkened steps. Later, the officer and a sentry sat on the lid to increase the weight, while the team made the trip again and again. Next day they had no trouble during the ceremonies...