Word: stout
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Emperor in the garden, and we discuss women. He maintains that a young man should not run after them . . . November 5. The Grand Marshal (Montholon) is angry because the Emperor told him he was nothing but a ninny . . . January 14 (1817). Dinner, with trivial conversation on the superiority of stout over thin women . . . January 15. I fetch the Imperial Almanac. The Emperor looks up the ages of his brothers. 'Josephine faked her age.' (He) looks at the names of the ladies of his court. He is moved. 'Ah! it was a fine empire. I had 83 million human beings under...
...present level. After the 14-year hiccup of Prohibition ended in 1933, Americans began to drink less in bars, more often in their living rooms. Cocktails became synonymous with socializing. In fact, sharing a convivial cup to promote friendship and hospitality is a tradition older than the republic. Potent stout and rum flowed at the first Thanksgiving because the Puritans feared contaminated water...
...trip is as rich in irony as Richard Nixon's momentous journey to China in 1972, which opened the door to diplomatic ties after 25 years of mutual loathing. If anything, Ronald Reagan's reputation as a stout foe of Communism exceeds Nixon's. The President's sympathy for Taiwan during the first two years of his term caused the American-Chinese relationship to sink to its lowest level in a decade. Yet when Reagan steps off Air Force One in Peking this week, it will not only mark the first time that he has ever set foot on Communist...
DIED. Gardner D. Stout, 80, investment banker and president emeritus of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; in Stamford, Conn. A wildlife enthusiast, he raised about $25 million for the institution and opened four notable exhibition halls during his tenure as unsalaried president...
Monmouth, playing its first year in Division I, was led by Jesse Stout's 17 points. The Hawks, 3-9, hit just 10 of 33 field goal attempts in the opening half as their leading scorer, Mason McBride, was scoreless for the half...