Word: prospective
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...thing is worth its weight in gold," cried Dr. Ditmars, excited over the prospect of adding to the scant store of information about this species' life and habits. "It has a wingspread of four inches, is about the size of a mouse and was active from the moment of birth. It crawls on its mother's back, feeds like a human baby and squeaks like a mouse...
Cambridge last night maintained its long-standing drought; although alcohol was being consumed within the law in Boston and in large sections of the remainder of the nation, the only wassail within the sacred purlicus of Cambridge was either extra-legal or imported individually. Furthermore, there is no prospect of any spirituous relief until December 19; on this date, the Cambridge City Council voted at a meeting last night, the polls will be open to the public from ten until eight o'clock for a special vote on the liquor question. The ballot which will be presented to the people...
...Illinois the prospect of State liquor control before Repeal dimmed last week when a commission appointed to draft a bill failed to agree. Two widely divergent measures, one leaving the question of control to local communities, the other setting up a State commission, were sent to the floor for debate...
Cancer "Cures." Good news to enemies of quack cancer "cures" were two court actions last week. In St. Louis three years ago Mrs. G. W. Haggard discovered a pea-sized lump in her right breast. A surgeon advised an immediate operation. More attractive was the prospect held out by Drs. John E. and Edward C. Westaver, father & son, who promised a cure with their salves at $2 a treatment. After nine months in their care Mrs. Haggard died. In St. Louis medical experts testified that dallying with the worthless Westaver nostrums had cost her a chance of recovery through proper...
...possibility of Jonah swallowing the whale was increased by the prospect of Jean Paul's getting another 1,000,000 shares of Tide Water Associated from Standard Oil of New Jersey. Standard Oil does not own the stock. It is held by Mission Securities Corp. which bought it in 1930 and still owes Standard $15 per share on the purchase. If Standard takes it back and makes a deal with Jean Paul, Jonah will have nearly 40% of his whale safely inside...