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Word: mortise (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Inspector Joseph Marcs of the local police came to examine the body. The pistol was still clutched in Wenzel Kokoschka's hand. As the inspector bent to turn the corpse over, rigor mortis caused the corpse's fingers to contract. Corpse Wenzel shot Inspector Joseph through the stomach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Rigid Wenzel | 9/29/1930 | See Source »

Symptoms. Despite Secretary Stimson, the following symptoms of rigor mortis were evident last week:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Beyond Human Aid | 3/31/1930 | See Source »

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