Word: blazers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Planters' House, St. Louis. Professor Thomas (whose parents wanted him to be a preacher) first published How to Mix Drinks in 1862. It quickly went through six large printings; Professor Thomas became a world-figure; it was said that President Grant, having quaffed the Professor's BLUE BLAZER after playing croquet, gave him a cigar...
...most amazing drink invented by Professor Thomas is the BLUE BLAZER. His recipe: "Use two large silver-plated mugs, with handles. One wineglass of Scotch whiskey. One wineglass of boiling water. Put the whiskey and the boiling water in one mug, ignite the liquid with fire, and while blazing mix both ingredients by pouring them four or five times from one mug to the other. If well done this will have the appearance of a continuous stream of liquid fire. Sweeten with one teaspoonful of pulverized white sugar, and serve in a small bar tumbler, with a piece of lemon...
...dormitory, but many of them engaged in campus athletics and extra-curriculum activities. They had their own dramatic club, which produced The Clouds of Aristophanes and Electro, of Euripides. Then, fraternizing their classical strides, the students adopted as the official uniform of the Experimental College a blue blazer with pearl grey trimming and with emblem of sacred Athenian owl. Many a Wisconsin's farmer's son twitted them for wearing it. The relations of the faculty and students were close-teas and chats being mentioned with enthusiasm. Some of the boys must have looked into Author Ernest Hemingway...
...Hazel Blazer, the "object" chloroformed by Dr. Blazer, was described by the defendant's son-in-law as follows: "A scrap of breathing flesh, unable to feed, clothe herself, or otherwise care for her own personal needs. The only exercise she ever got was when she was placed on the floor when the weather was warm and allowed to roll around. She couldn't talk?the only time I ever heard her utter a vocal sound was once when she fell on a hot furnace grating. Then she uttered a sort of animal sound. She was absolutely helpless...
...Blazer's other (normal) daughter she was described as follows: "She was utterly helpless. Her body was terribly twisted. She couldn't walk, couldn't feed herself and was not able even to brush a fly from her face. The noises she made were animal-like and frightened strangers. The sight of her eating was so revolting that I couldn't stand it to watch...