Word: wagoner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There were 22 pages of buggies in the 1896 book, none in 1933; the famous Covered Wagon went thataway permanently after the 1923 catalogue. "Radio apparatus" made its debut in 1919 under "Telegraph instruments." Silk stockings showed up in the 1912 catalogue for the first time, with the warning: "Treat them carefully." Pajamas made a coy appearance in 1899 for men only; twin beds appeared in 1921. Women's fleece-lined bloomers and men's congress gaiters (high shoes with elastic inserts, no laces) held on as late as 1939, then followed the fur derby into history...
...caught the right hand of the startled driver, as Estes said: "I'm Estes Kefauver. I hope you will vote for me." In Richmond, Kefauver. who in the past has been photographed riding a pogo stick, eating raw meat and driving a horse and wagon, was snapped climbing through the ropes into a boxing ring. After a day with her candidate, California's Democratic National Committeewoman Clara Shirpser cracked: "When I got home that night I shook hands with my mother...
...news photographers Hunter Eisenhower was a somewhat unsatisfactory subject. After an initial protest ("That would be silly") he finally agreed to pose with his shotgun slung over his shoulder, but a photographer's request that he pose sighting his gun near Humphrey's mule-drawn hunting wagon met with scandalized refusal: "What? Right over the mules? Let's not be corny...
Within 15 minutes of his arrival Ike, who had brought two shotguns* with him, was out with Humphrey in a hunting wagon. Accompanied by eight pointers, the two men rolled through the piney woods to the hunting area, where the dogs soon flushed two coveys of quail. Ike fired at both-and missed. (Next day the President was sighted in; he shot a full day's bag of twelve birds, grinning: "It's a funny thing . . . All the birds started to cooperate...
...plans to charge each passenger fifteen cents and use this money to keep up the maintenance of the car. The station wagon is on order and is expected within the month...