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Word: wander (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week, to earn some extra money for its upkeep and taxes, the huge doors of Blenheim Palace itself were thrown open to the public for four days weekly. Over the Easter weekend more than 4,000 visitors paid two shillings sixpence apiece to wander through Blenheim's halls, gawp at the tiny bedroom where Winston Churchill was born, and stare at the battle flags of his great ancestor, the first Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim's builder. On hand to show them around and plug the sale of a guidebook (threepence the copy) was Blenheim's present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Tea with the Duke | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

Working Cows. Ganpat's dairy is typical of the thousands which crowd India's cities-for not all of India's 176 million cattle wander the streets listlessly munching garbage and brush. Only those too old to work are turned loose. Cows are the main draft animals of India, their manure is the fuel which cooks Indian food and their milk is an important part of Indian diet. Buffalo cows, whose milk has a higher butterfat content, are the mainstay of the commercial dairy industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Mecca of the Sacred Cow | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

Sulks & Nerves. For more than a year Dr. Walter has been studying the habits of his pets. He is still unable to predict exactly how they will act. Sometimes they wander happily between two gentle lights, apparently enjoying an occasional change of scenery. Sometimes they get panicky when they hit a difficult obstacle. They may stall, sulk or become wildly agitated, almost as if the frustration were giving them a nervous breakdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Synthetic Pets | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

...Wander into Stoughton 4 and you will probably trip over two shiny strips of steel that run across the floor. Francis A. White '53 will look up at you and yell, "Get off the train tracks. The 5:15 is due any second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Railroad Fanatics Build Models, Start New Club | 3/16/1950 | See Source »

...latest "Advocate" has its week points. The remaining three stories are either shallow or not particularly craftsmanlike. And all of the stories show raggedness and a tendency to wander outside their characters, to editorialize on what is going on. The long lead article on evangelist Billy Graham is a repetitive job of reporting; John Rogers' review of "The Cannibal" seems remarkably superficial...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: ON THE SHELF | 3/7/1950 | See Source »

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