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Frightened parents snatch hopefully at news of any new drug for treating infantile paralysis. One such new drug is called Darvisul. A whitish powder and a member of the sulfa family, Darvisul's scientific name is N-( 2-thiazolyl)-phenol sulfonamide. At Lederle Laboratories, where it was developed, its "working names" are phenosulfazole or Drug...
...They tested Judge Kennon when he left the Army," Dodd bayed at country crossroads. "They tested his feet and said they were no good for running. They tested his blood and said it was 65% champagne and 35% talcum powder. They tested his ears and the doctor said: 'Judge, your ears are perfect. You can hear an election coming two years...
...buyer resistance was cited last week by Charles D. Henderson, executive vice president of New York State Automobile Dealers. The dealers, he said, were squirming under a deluge of vituperation from customers forced to buy unwanted "extras." The extras include fog lights, seat covers, lap robes, special steering wheels, powder-puff holders, radios with rear-seat speakers and up to $350 worth of luggage to match the baggage compartment. General Motors and Ford promptly denied that they were adding unordered extras, passed the blame back to the dealers...
...approached the target he let down a powder charge on the wire, and touched it off with a spark from two flashlight batteries. The resulting bang was heard for half a mile around. U.N. was not visibly affected, except that a guard, who disliked loud noises, complained of a stomachache and was sent home...
Like most such books, this one remains readable despite all the impediments that a style of exaggerated journalese can throw in the way. Example: "With his nostrils distended by the provocative odor from 600 half-barrels of pistol powder, which he had foresightedly ordered from London, Thomas now turned into a full-fledged, fire-eating merchant of death...