Word: reliefs
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
From Quito, President Galo Plaza Lasso flew to Ambato. He set up headquarters in the central square and for two days, without sleep or a change of clothing, directed rescue and relief work. Around him the homeless squatted among their salvaged blankets and cooking pots, and in nearly every group candles flickered before the picture of a saint...
...incidental effects of pregnancy is that it provides almost certain relief from common ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. In a study of 70,000 pregnant women, Detroit's Dr. David J. Sandweiss found only one case of active ulcers during gestation. Said one of his patients: "My husband tells me I ought to stay in the family way the whole time, and then my ulcer wouldn't bother...
...been known for 20 years or more, the cause is still a mystery. Best guess: a hormone does the trick. Hormone secretions are radically altered during pregnancy, with one ovarian secretion predominating. When the previous hormone balance is restored after childbirth, ulcer symptoms usually recur. Even this temporary relief is not available to most victims, for probably...
...this opportunity to catch the "torturers" redhanded. Its headlines: FLAUNT PET TORTURE AT DOG SHOW! VISITORS SICKEN AT CRUEL SIGHT. A picture of a dog named Fluffy, which had a tube connecting its stomach to a pouch collecting gastric juices, was captioned: "In helpless torment, deprived of even the relief of barking a protest, Fluffy can only gasp in grip of [the University of Chicago's] Dr. N. R. Brewer." Another picture on the same page showed a dog on which a prostate operation had been performed. The Hearst legend: "Unspeakable sadness is burned deep in the eyes...
Some textile men, who know how thin American Woolen's profit margin has been, doubted if the new prices would do much more than let the company break even. But Pendleton hoped to get some relief from bigger volume. In any case, it would cost American Woolen less to keep its mills in operation than to shut down for lack of orders while maintenance costs...