Word: smokes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...McNamara of the City Council was hammering for order at 8:15 o'clock last night when the fire alarm in the City Hall rang four-three-one. "Must be near here," several in the audience whispered knowingly, but not as knowingly as those who noticed volumes of blue smoke pouring out of the heating ducts...
...reasons for the concerts' popularity are their cheapness, varied programs, unconventional atmosphere, the personality of their conductor. Highest admission charge is about $1.75, cheapest 50?. The 50?-tickets admit bearers to a large space devoid of any seats. There, an odd assortment of Londoners amble around the floor, smoke, swap opinions and amateur musical criticism, behave in general more like swing fans at a jam jag than ordinary concertgoers. On some nights the floor is so packed, the air so heavy with smoke and heat that faintings and hurried exits are common. Since the series began in 1895, weed...
Joseph Chamberlain Furnas, author of a popularly gruesome tract on reckless driving ("-And Sudden Death"), has collected tips for the benefit of heavy smokers who wish to reform. In step with a recent upsurge of articles on smoking, in the current issue of Scribner's, Mr. Furnas offers several anti-smoking aids for what they are worth. Samples: 1) wash out the mouth with a weak solution of silver nitrate which "makes a smoke taste as if it had been cured in sour milk"; 2) chew candied ginger, gentian, or camomile; 3) to occupy the hands smoke a prop...
Said Dr. Nicoll to astounded reporters: "All the stitches have been absorbed into the heart tissue and cannot possibly cause any trouble. His diet ... is carefully regulated to build up red blood corpuscles. He isn't allowed to smoke or drink, though he is permitted to walk upstairs and do other things which persons with weak hearts should not do." Furthermore, he added, the 27-year-old patrolman has excellent chances for long life. Said jubilant William Manning: "I can hardly wait to get back on my beat. I drive my own car . . . and even play a little ball...
...further developed that White, who was only going to be gone for a short time, had not bothered to put on any clothes. Although stories varied, Jack Bovis '42 was credited with calling the Cambridge Fire Department, conveniently located around the corner. The local smoke-caters were said to have entered the third story window by means of an extension ladder...