Word: paines
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...future of dentistry lies in research. In this field, the dental profession, young as it is, is justly proud of its achievements particularly in the war against suffering. The pioneer work of Dr. Horace Wells with nitrous oxide, and Dr. William Morton with ether, both endeavoring to control pain in dental operations, led to the development of surgical anaesthesia...
...harrassing pain from the fifth pair of cranial nerves has always appealed to the sympathies of the dental practitioner and stimulated him to conquer it. That the profession is slowly but surely achieving this task is indicated by the great progress that has been made toward clearing the trail blazed by these two public benefactors. Here at Harvard, notable advances have been made in the use of nitrous oxide and oxygen, and especially in the technique of administering local anaesthetics...
...possessing a strong love for each other, set their backs resolutely on the civilization of their youth and rode forth into the promised land. Their adventures on the trail, their life among the rugged Titans who held the frontier forts against the redmen and the King's men, the pain, toil, and rewards, which they shared alike with their neighbors, form the theme of Miss Robert's narrative...
...singled out one of the following enemy planes. He sent it, also, to earth in flames. His left elbow was shattered now, and he fainted again. He regained consciousness, still in the air, and still under fire from attacking planes. Another enemy plane went down. Exhausted, bleeding, dazed with pain and fatigue, he dived to escape but was met by another enemy formation. Another fight followed. He gave shot for shot, forced the formation to break up, and crashed-safely...
When he arrived at the Union station, onlookers were shocked at his appearance. All color had gone from his deflated cheeks. His eyelids drooped listlessly. He was unresponsive to sights and sounds. Dr. Francis Randall Hagnar, his physician, assured newsmen that Mr. Taft was in no pain. Helped out of the railroad car by four attendants, the sick man was placed in a rolling chair, too small for him. The onetime Chief Justice showed a faint flicker of a smile. News cameramen pressed rudely about him, exploded their flashlights before his unseeing eyes...