Word: rat
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...begins to appear that we shall never be rid of the adolescent problem in American society. From the immensely funny "Brother Rat" to "Mr. Cooper's Left Hand," almost every possible joke about the teen-age boy or girl has been invented or exhumed. The wear and tear on such plots and gag-situations has been beyond belief, but the new show at the Wilbur shows the-horrible position in a new light...
...month rent, the Electronic Trap Co. of Rochester, N. Y. offers a highly scientific rat eradicator. Taking advantage of the fact that rats fear blind alleys and new paths, the electronic rat trap is a floorless, open-ended box placed over a favorite rat run. The rat, seeing nothing suspicious, thinks he can scoot straight through. But the instant he is inside the trap - bang! An electronic eye slams down two doors, one in front and one behind...
...I.N.S. friend says that anybody who was both honest and experienced would immediately have smelled a rat. . . . He can't understand why the hell the radio people run for their microphones without first thinking a little. Neither...
...rat is not easy to poison, because it soon learns to detect a give-away taste or smell. But "1080," a chemical known as sodium fluoroacetate, fools the cagiest rat. It is soluble in water and can be offered in a tasteless solution. And a pinpoint of it kills a half-pound rat. Drawback: "1080" is also deadly to dogs, other "small mammals...
Quisling made a determined effort to keep himself wrapped in the noisome rags of his old preeminence. When he heard testimony that he had left the Royal Palace a rat-ravaged, bottle-strewn shambles, he replied stiffly: "I took care of the Palace very well indeed-you are trying to besmirch my good name...