Word: furred
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Charles Wells and 13 Eskimos. Nothing has been heard from them since, and Lomen will discover whether they have survived or whether they met the fate of the first luckless colonists. Besides this altruistic motive, Lomen has the inducement of obtaining Stefansson's share in the Wells party's fur catch. A trip to Australia prevents Stefansson from going himself...
Twenty years ago the muskrat was often considered a worthless pest Dy farmers. Their skins brought as little as 25 cents apiece, and the swampy land in which they live was looked upon as valueless and unproductive. Today, muskrat fur is in constant demand at good prices and some muskrat swamps are now worth far more than nearby arable soil. In proportion as irrigation projects are reducing the swamp area of the country, both the muskrat and his habitat are gaining steadily in value...
That the present Freshman regulations requiring black ties, socks, garters and shoes, and forbidding fur coats except in exceptional circumstances, should be respected as part of the most time-honored traditions of Princeton, was the unanimous sentiment at a recent meeting of the Princeton Senior Council. Ways and means for enforcement of these regulations were discussed at length...
...cheering Britons. Both Kings were dressed in military uniforms and were seated in the first carriage. Queen Mary was, as usual, dressed severely, wore a silver-tissue brocade coat and the inevitable perching toque, and, as usual, she looked every inch a Queen. Queen Marie wore a wine-red fur-trimmed cloak and a large hat well down upon her head...
COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURES TO INVESTIGATE SALE OF FUR SEAL SKINS BY GOVERNMENT-Senators La Follette (Chairman), McNary, McKinley, Weller, Reed (Pa.), Brookhart, Smith (S. C.), Reed (Mo.), Harris, Edwards, Wheeler, Johnson (Minn...