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Word: carte (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Godolphin Arabian (sometimes called the Godolphin Barb) was said to have been pulling a water-cart in Paris when he was promoted and sent to England, where he was presented to the Earl of Godolphin. † And He sighed deeply in His spirit and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation. earth, denied Christ three times before He was crucified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 24, 1951 | 12/24/1951 | See Source »

...John's' donkey cart. I swear ONE is the best Class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: William Wheelwright '01 Writes Poetic History of Class Dinners | 12/21/1951 | See Source »

...scooted by and puffed smoke in my face. Tooted whistle and disappeared into tunnel. Came out half a block away and dashed over bridge above the 20th Century Limited that was rounding the bend below. Signals blinked, tracks switched, water tower bubbled, and Limited pulled up to station. Little cart wheels out. On other track, 19th Century Limited whips by. Forgets to stop for log loader which spills logs onto track. Old 19th backs up. Little man at control panel in corner narrowly averts tragedy by switching Old 19th onto another track. The 20th starts up. Goes at full gallup...

Author: By Laurence D. Savadove, | Title: Cabbages and Kings | 12/15/1951 | See Source »

Upset Apple Cart. Wallace, as his wife says, "likes to upset the apple cart." He periodically rejiggers the masthead, rearranging the Rovers' names according to their performance. He does not like too many hard & fast rules, and he does like to keep everybody guessing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Common Touch | 12/10/1951 | See Source »

When it was found that a Shrine circus (some seals, horses, dogs and elephants) was bedded down in the New Orleans auditorium where Margaret Truman was scheduled to sing, the order was given to cart them off to a parking lot for the night. Reason: Miss Truman is allergic to animals. Next day in Mobile, Ala., her concert manager set the record straight. Miss Truman loves animals, he said, and she is not allergic to them. It was all the fault of the Secret Service men who "made up the allergy angle to have the animals kept away from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Home Folks | 11/26/1951 | See Source »

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