Word: inlander
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...This being the case, as regards this matter I feel that the British Government need not mind greatly what is said. But in order that you gentlemen who live near the seashore may not think it necessary for the safety of your families to purchase far inland, because perfidious Albion is secretly breaking her engagements and arming contrary to treaty obligations, I will just say this in order to calm any fears you may entertain on the subject...
...While inland China was wrapt in its customary slumber, the coast provinces, from Kwangtung to Chihli, effervesced in a variety of bubbles...
...curiosity of inland folk to see the navy is natural enough. Up to a short while ago, it was customary to keep the navy near the water. If tars became landlubbers for a day in order to show the army its place in football, the contest was held near the seaboard in some such town as New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore. Never have they made an inland excursion. Only of late, since the navy has taken to flying about over the country, have Westerners made bold to ask it for a football game...
Stephen H. Horgan, Associate Editor of the Inland Printer of Chicago, assisted the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. in the tests. Necessarily, these methods of picture transmission, being in their infancy, still require improvements; but their feasibility has now been demonstrated...
...Chesapeake 'Bug Eye' lay to leeward. I called to the man aboard to tell us where we were. He put for shore, got out, ran inland Meanwhile I landed, went to the store for provisions. A crowd had gathered. It seemed that the man from the boat had told a story of heard seeing a it go buoy 'puff, going puff, against puff,' the tide, smelled sulphur. Then the devil had come out of the smokestack ! "On these early boats, three white mice were members of every crew - to detect gas. When they keeled over...