Word: rubber
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dominic Mintola of Toms River, N. J. spent 68? to mail to President Roosevelt a 36-lb. log given him by the local relief agency. Dolee Mintola complained that the wood was swamp gum, "tough as rubber under the ax, exuded more moisture than a water-soaked grapefruit rind" and the pieces were too large for his stove...
...event, the Congress began to assemble last fortnight. It will adjourn the third week in April, when entrance fees and admissions are redistributed in prizes of which Bowler Mensenberg is unlikely to receive any but his medal. Most Congressmen bring their own bowling balls, of lignum vitae or composition rubber, in specially tailored leather cases. Since it is easy to cheat by putting lead in the finger-holes, each ball is carefully weighed before its owner uses it to make sure it conforms to the 16-lb. standard...
...under the skin of the legs, abdomen and chest could be gently massaged into the scrotum and thence out the needle. It was felt that the patient had a valve-like laceration of the lung. Therefore, a large bore needle was inserted into the right pleural space and a rubber tube connected to the butt. The free end of the tube was placed under water. It was found that air bubbled freely from the tube under water during expiration, and ceased during inspiration. Both needles were left in situ and the patient restrained...
...points. Under the new code the penalty in the same situation is 7,600 points. On the vulnerable side the reduction in penalties from the 1932 sliding scale (100 for the first undoubled undertrick, 150 for the second, etc. etc.), will doubtless cause lusty overbidding to save rubber...
...contract a side is "vulnerable" when it has won one of the two games necessary for "rubber...