Word: stroking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Balzac was a cross between a babbitt and a stroke of lightning. Above his pudgy face, lighted by a bulbous nose, his brain was a melting pot for furious fancies. It fumed with a thousand energetic inspirations which varied from running a printing press to writing the Comedie Humaine. Everything he did was characterized by a gigantic and exaggerated gusto. At dinner with George Sand "three bottles had been emptied. He pointed to them: 'We are not drinking!' After they had consumed six dozen oysters, he pointed to the shells: 'What's wrong with you all tonight? Does nobody feel...
Died. Dr. Garrett Droppers, 67, onetime (1914-20) U. S. Minister to Greece and Montenegro, professor emeritus of political economy at Williams College; following a nervous breakdown and paralytic stroke; in Williamstown, Mass...
...City executive office runs a corridor. In the corridor is a bench on which sit those awaiting a presidential audience. On the bench one morning last week sat a Wyoming dirt farmer, his wife, his daughter. From ten o'clock until noon they sat, patient, vigilant. On the stroke of twelve the President came out of the office, bowed to the trio, passed on. Called the farmer to a nearby Secret Service man: "Is that the President? 'Well, come on, Mandy; now we can say we seen...
Columbia took the lead at the start at Poughkeepsie, but was soon passed by California. Just before the three-mile (three-quarters) mark, Stroke Eric Lambert raised the beat in the Columbia boat, killed California in a mighty struggle. Then along came the giants from Washington, thrashing down the turgid current almightily. But the youngsters from Columbia, averaging 19 years in age, had something left-an unbelievable spurt that Washington failed to catch by three-quarters of a boat-length. It was Columbia's first victory in the intercollegiate four-mile regatta since 1914. The winning time...
...were pitted against eight veterans of the Thames Rowing Club, in the first heat of the Grand Challenge Cup Race of the Royal Henley Regatta on the Thames last week. It was a magnificent duel. Kent had the weight advantage and youth. The Thames Club had years of experience. Stroke for stroke, the two shells raced over three-quarters of the course. Then Kent nosed ahead. Jack Beresford quickly raised the stroke in the Thames Club boat. By a quarter of a length, the Thames Club won that race; later, by wider margins, it captured the Grand Challenge...