Word: stick
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...move the Casino, transform it into the headquarters of the Three Arts Association. It should be dedicated to music, drama, art. He ran into difficulties. Nervous colonists, fearing for velvety grass, symmetrical trees, refused to allow him to move it bodily. Accordingly, he pulled it down and moved it stick by stick to its new setting farther down the street. It became, the Berkshire Playhouse...
...silhouet in the nude, I think it would impress them. . . . I preach to them three things-posture, exercise and the wearing of suspenders. There are more big stomachs caused by the wearing of a belt than any other one thing I know of, because if one doesn't stick one's stomach out, something embarrassing is going to happen...
...Paris, Auguste Moessner was sentenced to five years in jail for robbery. It had been his system, as a thief, to stick a note under the front door of such houses as he intended to enter; if the note was not taken in during the course of three days, Auguste Moessner, sure that the occupants were not at home, would pay his call...
...LENNON of July 30 change his name to Izzy or Hortense if he can't stand the gaff. I've spent a lot of time and money making my front handle stick and welcome any notice...
...headwaiter at "Helen Morgan's Summer Home," who served them a pint of rye whiskey, some ginger ale, a quart of champagne and a cover charge, all for $55.75. The rye was served in ginger ale bottles. Headwaiter Zalud stirred the champagne in the glasses with a wooden stick and said: "This is to get the gas out of your champagne...