Ring Lardner Dispatches From The Pole Parody
The piece mocks spring fever for polar trips and city traf fic with a playful tale of Eskimos in Poland and a satirical interview with a parody explorer Prof Sterno Glottis in Chin Long Island amid a bustling North Pole craze.
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Everbody
North Pole
Neck of the Woods
Ayor
Poland
Carolinc Tepus
Byrd
Pole
Cicero
Ilinois
Chin
Long Island
Sterno Glottis
Prof. Glottis
Bemig
Gould
The Professor in Good Form
Ring Lardner imagines a comic debate as Professor Glottis contemplates Pole humor and a wild Arctic project. The scene shifts from playful banter to a mock lecture on ice golf courses and hotel plans, ending with a mock tour of a new entertainment rival.
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Police
Amundsen
Byrd
Ellsworth
Wilkins
Norge
Philadelphia
Boston
Admiral Peary
Joe Cook
Coral Gables
Boca Raton
Hollywood
New Port Ritchey
Prof. Glottis
Glottis
Bemia
Emis
Ring Lardner
Stone Lantern Gift to Missouri Journalism School
A large stone lantern nearly seven feet tall was presented by the Japanese government to the University of Missouri school of journalism as a token of friendship. The gift, obtained through Prince Tokugawa in Tokyo, honors the school's graduates for their service in the Orient.
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Columbia
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Prince Tokugawa
American-Japan Society of Tokyo
Zemukuji
Townsend Harris
Hst
Japan
Orient
School of Journalism
Pronounceable Welsh Names Draw Tourists To Wales
Washington, June 5. A NGS note recalls that travelers struggle with Welsh placenames like Liantairpwigwyngyligoger rychwyrndrobwilllandysiliogogogoch. The piece argues Welsh orthography and intense terrain tempt visitors with stark scenery, ruins, waterfalls, and historic fortresses, despite pronunciation hurdles.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Lianfair, P. G
National Geographic Society
Ralph A. Graves
Wales
Australia Private Airlines Carry 2600 Passengers in Year
More than 2,600 passengers were carried in the past year by five privately operated airplane lines in Australia. The figures highlight the private sector's share of air travel and indicate continued growth for regional and domestic routes.
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Australia
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