Word: parlor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Macauley (TIME, Nov. 4). During the summer of 1917 I bell-boyed on the S.S. Noronic which the Packard Motor Co. chartered for a three-day convention cruise. At the end of the cruise and just before unloading passengers at Detroit I stalked Mr. Macauley's Parlor A for his luggage-allowing many "sure things" to pass by in order to capture the big game. I got my man and many cumbersome pieces of luggage which I maneuvered to his waiting Twin-Six. Then I carelessly marred the finish with a small scratch from his golf bag. Said Packard...
Solomon was no parlor philosopher; his wisdom and proverbs are the result of dear experience. His business experiences taught him the power of gold and clever dealings. Seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines gave him ample opportunity to speak authoritatively on that subject. His reorganization of the internal administration of his kingdom; his wise utilization of the control of the caravan routes that led from Egypt and Arabia to Phoenicia and Syria; his great commercial undertakings as middleman and carrier; his zeal for monoplies; and all in all with his faith in the Lord laid the foundations...
There is nothing patronizing in Author Brown's account of mid-century interior decorating, when a Turkish Cozy Corner stood in every up-to-date parlor, when piano legs had wide, baby-blue sashes tied to them. Although he occasionally apologizes for the crudities of the day, his book gives the impression that he found the folding bed an impressive contribution to progress, horse cars an entirely satisfactory means of transportation...
...road was black with their automobiles. There was little sobbing in the crowd, much angry muttering. Posted in the yard was a sign which read: THIS IS WHERE PUBLIC SERVICE SENT THEIR COLD-BLOODED KILLERS TO SHOOT INNOCENT CITIZENS WHO SOUGHT TO DEFEND THEIR HOME. In the drab parlor, where John Crempa and his young son and daughter, all arrested last fortnight, sat fiercely brooding, a Roman Catholic priest intoned the service for the dead. Then Sophie Crempa's corpse was lifted in its coffin through a window, lowered to the yard for the crowd's inspection. John...
...first music lessons at 8, published his first piece at 11. He married Anne Paul, a childhood friend who bore him two children. During his short life, Nevin studied continuously in the U. S. and Europe, turned out a constant stream of songs, piano pieces and small instrumental numbers?parlor music in tune with the times which brought him increasing royalties. An able pianist, he got out of his depth when he tried to compose a piano concerto. Melody was easy but Nevin never managed to master counterpoint or orchestration. To his father, on whom he drew freely...