Word: maining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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They yelled to their dogs scattered on drifting floes. The dogs understood no Norwegian, the men knew no Eskimo except ilik (right) and iuh (left). Reversing Eliza, the men jumped from floe to floe, dragged the dogs by main force, assembled 53 animals. But as soon as unchained, the dogs leaped for the drifting floe on which rode the supply of whale meat. One dog, too stiff-legged to leap, was left...
...France, and has appeared recently in many stage successes. The production, which has had a long stage run in France, contains a typically French theme, and deals with the romantic escapades of a country youth who ascends the ladder of fame as a fashionable hairdresser. Prior to the main picture, a short curtain raiser will be presented...
Europe has unmistakably taken on the aspect of a powder barrel. Divided as it is, into two main camps, it would need only a reckless move to precipitate a general conflict. France, Poland, and the Little Entente of Rumania, Czechoslovakia, and Jugoslavia are ranged against Germany, Austria, and Hungary, with Italy and England relatively unknown factors. The recent Arms Shipment incident would seem to place Italy with Austria, and England with France. In such a case, the preponderance of France and her allies would be so marked as to make the result a foregone conclusion. Economically, the Central European powers...
...dinner will take place in the Main Dining Hall at 7 o'clock, to be followed by an intermission when guests may be entertained in the rooms. After 9 o'clock the dancers will adjourn to the Dining Hall, which the committee is thinking seriously of decorating with white rabbits as motif...
...week another Windaus student, young Dr. Fritz Micheel, who has become a Gottingen professor, reported that he had analyzed the chemical nature of Vitamin C. The three items, reinforced with Professor Windaus's crystallization of Vitamin B early last year, incontestably mark the University of Gottingen as the main source of vitamin wisdom...