Word: paws
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that the U. S. Treasury will release unlimited quantities of gold to stabilize the price, Fisk is ruined. Conveniently, at this crisis in his affairs, he is shot to death by one of a mob of brokers who have just survived "Black Friday." He dies repentant, clutching the pretty paw of Josie Mansfield (Frances Farmer), the obscure little actress whom he has made the belle of New York and who really loves Nick Boyd...
...intellectual paw...
...talked, Rex, with even more eloquence, was thumping his bushy tail on the green committeeroom carpet. Seeing Eye dogs, declared Rex's master, were taught always to be friendly with everyone, unless commanded otherwise. Amiably Rex rose, stalked up to R. V. Fletcher, stuck out his paw. Grinning, the railway counsel unbent and shook the paw. Unseeing Dr. Claus continued his plea. The 13-month-old dog rolled over on his back, waved his paws, swished his tail. Dr. Claus stopped talking, unleashed the dog. With a bound Rex leaped to Chairman Bulwinkle, licked his hand, his chin. Then...
...pistol and a steel-bolted chair in his left hand and a whip in his right jumped into the cage, slapped the gate shut behind, pranced, crouched, cracked his whip. A lion made a tentative lunge at him. The pistol barked, the chair legs blocked the thrust of the paw, and the beast took his place. More cats ran in-a batch of lions, a batch of tigers, a batch of lions-keeping their heads and shoulders low to avoid cuffs from the others. Crack, Crack! Crack ! The whiplash exploded like a bunch of firecrackers until all the animals were...
...Carroll, as a thoroughly bored Scottish magistrate before whom Patsy's case ultimately comes; to Actress Allgood, Patsy's voluble and indignant owner; and to Colonel himself, an amiable, whitish mutt more than glad to give anyone his paw, goes high praise for keeping a theatrical puffball slyly...