To the Top of the World in Mongolia and Kalgan
A rugged caravan journey from Kalgan across Mongolia toward Urga, tracing the Great Wall’s shadow into vast steppes. The author描描 explores desert plains, Mongol tents, nomad life, and the stark, windward beauty of the North, with vivid notes on people, customs, and the landscape.
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China
Kong
Canton
Peking
Great Wall
Olive Gilbreath
Asia
Forth
Great
Mongolia
Kalgwn
Ching
Inner Mongolia
Kalgan
Siberia
Kalgao
Kalgno
Lfe
Hetnlehers Village
Cairo
Buddha
Small Island's Specialty and Bay Tree Use
Juhn the smallest of the three Danish West India islands acquired by the United States is eight miles wide at its broadest. It is noted especially for the bay tree, the leaves of which are used to making bay ruin.
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At. Juhn
Danish West India Islands
United States
Italy's New War Chief Dina Leads Trollan Army
Lieutenant General Dina rises as head of the Trollan army general staff. He rapidily advanced through artillery and divisions since August 1916, commanding a division then the Twenty-third army corps. A calm, tenacious, temperate commander, he orders blocking actions against AUro German forces and directs battles with unhurried precision, inspiring obedience in his troops.
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Dina
Ste
Fins
Tsenzo
Cara
Twenty-third Army Corpa
Ding Fe Fhailant
Mave
Selo Net
Dajec
Misono
Alfred E Smith Named Chief Congestion Smasher for Railways
William G. McAdoo assigns Alfred E. Smith president of the New York Central and Hudson River to break freight bottlenecks along the Atlantic seaboard. Smith, a longtime rail leader, rose from section hand to chief operating officer and earns respect for his hands on approach and close ties with workers. He was also chosen by Canada to head a commission investigating railroad profitability.
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William G. McAdoo
Mr. McAdoo
Nynan
Alfred TH. Smith
New York Central
Hudson Hilver Railrood
Differtt
Mr. Smith
Central Ines
Smith
Dominion
Woman Named To Lead U S Ordnance Department Recruitment
Mrs Martha Nelson McCan, representative of the United States ordnance department, launches a major campaign to recruit thousands of civil service workers for the expanding ordnance department. She aims to hire diverse staff from fingerprint experts to plan stenographers, engineers, and explosives inspectors, bringing a new high level of technical recruitment and publicity. Previously the first woman civil service commissioner and longtime head of the Los Angeles civil service commission, she brings executive ability and experience from England where she studied workloads.
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Mra
Martha Nelson McCan
United States Ordnance Department
War Department
McCan
Civil Service
Ordnance Department
Uncle Sam
McCanlax
Los Angeles Civil Service Commission
England
Mayor Hylan Sets Dignified Tone for City Governance
New York’s mayor, John F. Hylan, instructs appointees to limit press interaction, avoid cigars in city cars, and spend little time at lunch. Reporters at headquarters observe a subdued, orderly approach with a reporters’ room used mainly for warmth and cards.
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John F. Hylan
New York
Blu
Myton
Brookslyn
Trifle Above Their Heads A Vice President’s Dinner Mixup
A newly named vice president in charge of production at a large plant hosts a dinner for foremen. Invitations go unanswered as the men joke that the V P stands for Recently Selected Vice President, not the role they expected.
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Qinker
Ge Foreman
Too Fast for the Dictionaries by Judge Ruppenthal
Kansas City Star notes Judge Ruppenthal's Kansas dictionary contains over 1000 western words and phrases not in other dictionaries. He says Standard and Webster fail to recognize terms like Roosevelt's "Jugo-Star" and the army "barrage" in his regional lexicon.
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Ruppenthal
Kansas
Shortgrass Courts
Roosevelt
Kansas City Star
Buddie and Mother Meet Movie Ticket Seller on Road
Buddie and his mother were headed to the grocer when a young man greeted them and moved on. Buddie asks his mother who he is and learns the man serves the movie tickets.
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Buddie
Grocer's
Mother
New One to Pa Bon Pa what is Bunker HINT Pal
A fragmentary piece reflects a cryptic line about a golf course referred to as nine or eighteen holes and a quoted moral notion about judgment. It mentions a woman who seems wiser than her neighbor and hints at inflexible principles versus spasmodic thrills in a reflective tone.
Guilt Feelings in Animals Across Species
A survey of animal behavior notes that horses in military stables feign lameness to avoid duties, chimps fake illness, and birds like cuckoos steal eggs with deceit. It cites signs of guilt or remorse when detected and mentions bees hesitating before and after theft. Observations include a monkey feigning sleep to steal, causing hesitation in the owner.
Indys' Mistaken Impression Ends in Car Accident
An elderly Indy mistook a passerby car for a familiar ride when her daughter from Blankton sent the chauffeur. The vehicle veered past a hay wagon, hit a ditch, and deposited a passenger in an adjoining meadow. After the shock, she learned it was indeed an accident and questioned the location.
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Indy
Blankton
Boston Transcript
War Era Horn Signaling Across Trenches
A wartime practice uses motor horns as signaling devices along trench parapets. Horns face forward and are wired to commander stations, blasting to relay orders up the line. The devices convey signals audible above the clash of battle, guiding troops during engagements.
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Clow Ienh
Uedin
Fragmentary Feminism Note On Language and Tone
A fragmented clipping discusses gender language and perceptions, citing phrases like femininity and bluntness while noting the idea of proving invulnerability. It references Life magazine style commentary and a skeptical take on how men and women express sincerity in public discourse.
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Urga
Irkutek
Italy
Nan
Myrtle
Is Craef
Seameranaren
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