horse and buggy
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In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
There is also one less serious example of a president being arrested: A Washington, D.C., police officer arrested Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 for speeding in his horse and buggy before letting him go.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
He wrote that he had bought me a horse and buggy and it was parked in front of our four-story walk-up apartment for me to ride when I got home.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2022
All four of my grandparents were born in the 1890s and saw the world go from horse and buggy to a man on the moon in their lifetimes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
“Thet’s jest exackly what I told Miss Love, son. I said, ‘How many folks is a-go’n shell out for a artermobile when they got a horse and buggy in the barn?’
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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