Word: creams
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...upon by a simple shout of "ayes" and "noes." Only in case the Speaker's decision on this vote is challenged does "division" occur. There is a great ringing of division bells for two minutes. Members come scrambling in from wherever they happen to have been?perhaps eating strawberries & cream on the Parliamentary terrace facing the Thames...
...Specific charges: Fruits are dried by sulfur dioxide; maple sugar often contains 80% cane sugar: prunes often are glazed with glucose, a bacteria breeder: cider is often adulterated with benzoate of soda, as is catsup; jam may be made of low-grade fruit filled with gelatin and water; ice cream is sometimes made of starch and gelatin...
...Cream...
...Checker cabs on New York streets, but Checker does not operate its own cabs. Second largest non-operating producer is Paramount, with over 2,000 cabs. A new company called Parfour Corp., organized by William May, William Day and Harry Junker, has bought from Paramount 85 sleek cream-colored cabs with chocolate trim, calling itself Fresh Air Taxi, in honor of Amos 'n Andy. General Motors is also on the streets as a non-operator with about 600 green General cabs sold to independents...
...Frau Dyhrenfurth. whose good looks are only excelled by her tennis. In charge of supplies, she has in her train caviar, Swedish bread, 500 bottles of Munich beer, champagne, whiskey, brandy, a phonograph, 50,000 feet of motion picture film, three cameras, a dark room tent, a typewriter, face cream, a ton of Swiss chocolate...