Word: umbrellas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Darkness fell, the crowds stayed, still growing. As tenseness increased an immaculate young man with a monocle in his eye, yellow gloves and tight rolled umbrella firmly gripped in his hand, inspected the crowd with amazement and standing next to a United Press correspondent, hailed a policeman...
Walking gingerly under a large umbrella with a George III silver jug of wine in her hand. Queen Mary leaned over the dock's edge, poured the wine into the water. "I christen this dock King George the Fifth!" said...
...must throughout the year observe a number of strict rules: they must leave unbuttoned the bottom waistcoat button, (and in after life they usually continue to do so). They must walk, with coat collar turned up, on only one side of the town streets. They may not carry an umbrella rolled up. The 29 leaders of the schools, the "Pops," however, are permitted proudly to exhibit the insignia of their position at all times: a boutonniere, a tightly rolled umbrella, patent leather shoes, a gaily colored waistcoat, and topper affixed with blobs of colored sealing...
...rang signals. Six open tanks were dropped at cable-ends. Striking the surface they quickly filled with water, helped drag the great ship down. First the Graf poked her nose gingerly into the lake, then gently let her stern settle until she rested evenly upon her waterproofed gondolas. An umbrella-like sea-anchor was thrown out. Two collapsible rubber boats were launched. After several minutes maneuvers the equipment was taken aboard again and the Graf taxied a mile or so along the water. Then, dropping water ballast, she arose easily, sailed on to her hangar...
...wheat. They are selling cheap, but not so cheap as they would have to sell if the U. S. and Canada were not holding back. Picturesquely last week Sam McKelvie barked (for the special benefit of Isidore Lubimov, the Soviet chief delegate): "We are not going to hold the umbrella for other countries forever...