Word: teething
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...face was ruddy, slightly chubby, kindly, with serious brown eyes, an occasional nervous blush, a baldish brow. His clothes were those of any prosperous American at a baseball game. This, no monster, was George Grosz, 38, normal citizen, husband & father. He resembled none of his subjects, save for teeth slightly muskrat. He was largely unaware of the Sloan-Lie difficulties, had not yet met Mr. Lie. No Communist, he voted for von Hindenburg in the last German election...
...Spitfire's muscles used that jaw as a fulcrum to throw his teeth and claws into action, anywhere, against this strange enemy. Somehow the leopard swung himself around the shark's head . . . quickly discovering two vulnerable resting places for his terrible claws-one under the shark's right eye, which Spitfire ripped out-the other in an opening in the gills, which he clawed through with a single gouging sweep. . . ." The shark let go, but before Spitfire could escape another shark got him, and the last Mr. Buck saw of him they were tearing him to pieces...
Other animal-like manifestations reported by parents: "Grasping objects from the ground with the teeth while walking on all fours, and carrying them in the mouth as cats carry mice or dogs carry balls...
...Angeles at Lakehurst, a snow squall whipped the ship up 500 ft., jerked eight men with her. All were pulled aboard. But not pulled aboard last year was Mascot Tige, nine-month-old bullpup. Always eager to aid the ground crew of Navy blimp J3, Mascot Tige clamped his teeth in a line as the blimp rose, relaxed his jaws at 400 ft., plummeted to his death (TIME...
During the War Hannibal and Luciana suddenly appear in Thalia. Hannibal starts a newspaper and, against all anarchistic precedent, begins to harang Thalians to join the Allies. While grinding his teeth at Communists, Socialists, Pacifists, he grinds his own axe as well. His paper is subsidized by the Allies. His fame and popularity grow to such proportions that, after the War, when he marches on the capitol, Mirasol, he is immediately proclaimed Dictator by the helpless King. For a time, with Luciana helping, he is kingpin. But he needs king-pin-money from U. S. Financier Stedford to keep going...