Word: rific
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hopital de la Pitie (Paris) has evolved a new anesthetic. He calls it "sommifere." In doses of 10-15 cubic centimetres, it is injected into the veins after previous injections of morphine or scopolamine, produces anesthesia complete enough for the longest and most serious operation. "This sopo- rific has all the effectiveness of chloroform without its disadvan- tages." No sickness follows it. No ill effects on liver and kidneys. The patient remains plunged in torpor from 24 to 36 hours afterwards, but can be roused for a few minutes at a time to take nourishment...
...Madden. Indeed, as the fight progressed, Mad den began to wax more and more potent while the giant Senegambian "appeared to be tiring from his own efforts." Counting those who graced telephone and telegraph poles that over looked the arena, 20,000 persons saw the encounter. Madden absorbed ter rific punishment at close quarters - he was soundly whacked on eye, jaw, crown, ribs and solar plexus. But he "stuck" - to the end. Loud and long were the cheers for both. Dundee vs. Vicentini. Johnny Dundee (ancient Italian) patted Luis Vicentini (Chilean, lightweight champion of South America) with a choice assortment...
...University rific team defeated Dartmouth in an intercollegiate league match, by a score of 1831 to 1767, according to telegraphic report received here yesterday. Each man fired one hundred times in each of four positions. The individual scores of the University team were as follows: Kimball Gray '25, 359; F. C. Potter '24, 362; B. D. Leahey '26, 375; Atherton Noyes '26, 371; G. B. Perkins...