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...sailing vessels that made great the profession of the sea," declared Count von Luckner, the "Sea-Devil" in an interview yesterday, "the steamers have brought in the trade union on the sea, and the union has destroyed the profession. When we were on the sea, we had to furl the sails without overtime...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sleepy "Sea-Devil" Reminisces on Capture of Liquor-Laden Steamer--Loaded Stovepipe Masqueraded as Aerial Torpedo | 3/28/1931 | See Source »

...straw with which the grounds have been covered in the past, have proven decidedly unsatisfactory, inasmuch as even a moderate wind would below the covering off the field. Although each of the four sections of the canvas weighs 1,600 pounds, benmen can spread and furl them in a fraction of the time formerly required to take the straw from the area between the goals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CANVAS COVER OUSTS STRAW AS RAIN COAT FOR GRIDIRON | 10/22/1926 | See Source »

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