Word: strolling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Minus his overcoat and carrying a light walking stick in his left hand, the President astounded muffled Washingtonians by a brief anteprandial stroll along F Street, Washington's shopping thoroughfare...
Died. Wolf, 10, son of Lad and Lady, collies made famous by the stories of Albert Payson Terhune, at Pompton Lakes, N. J. Taking his usual evening stroll, Wolf was near the railroad station when a pariah dog got in front of an onrushing express. Wolf drove him from the tracks, but was himself killed...
...outside observer. Not a single personal discord between individual delegates marred the completely conciliatory spirit of the sessions of 1922. It was no less than thrilling to see Spaniard and Swede, Frenchman and Brazilian, Greek, and Chinaman conferring amiably and pleasantly together,--often over a cigar, or on a stroll along the Lake Front in the sunshine,--over world problems and concerns that were of common interest to them both. No one yet knows the immense number of international difficulties, small and great, that have been settled in this informal way at Geneva, between the League delegates of the nations...
...already almost a disgrace to be seen walking. One should always get into his automobile if he is going more than four blocks. An old-fashioned stroll is a series of embarrassing rejections of invitations to ride from kind-hearted and invitations to ride from kind-hearted and pitying motorists. Every self-respecting citizen waits for the elevator rather than walk down one flight of stairs...
...member of the University will stroll over to Memorial Hall during any of these long June days at a meal hour and will took carefully over to the right as he enters the dining hall he will see an aged colored man moving slowly and faithfully about his work...