Word: mediterranean
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...King and Queen went to Dover and crossed over to Calais. They refused the French Government's offer of a special train and proceeded by train de luxe to Genoa, where the royal yacht Victoria and Albert waited to take their Majesties on a Mediterranean cruise...
...Mediterranean shoal, Sturly pricked his nose against a crawling globe with reddish spines. The globe chuckled, softly. It was old Echinus, the Sea-Urchin, the malefemale, ancestor of the oceans, in whom are all the joys of love and all human knowledge. Sturly was respectful of his counsel...
...this time, it is almost certain that he will bow to his doctor's orders, which are sure to have the sentimental backing of a majority of the people. Accompanied by the Queen, he will probably leave on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert early this month for a Mediterranean cruise and may possibly spend some of the time with his uncle, the Duke of Connaught,* at the latter's villa near Nice...
Where the fringes of Asia touch Europe the Black Sea pours, its waters down the Bosporus into the blue Mediterranean and divides the West from the East. Here is the Near East, with its diversified aromas, its medley of tongues and faiths, its rowdy bazaars, its quaint assortment of dress, its veiled women-a land where Allah is worshipped and Muhammad is his Prophet. Here, too, are five American Colleges fearlessly imparting learning to various people of various races, of various religions...
...acres in peanuts, leads all other states in output. Peanuts are grown extensively through the historic river plantations of Virginia; and one secret of Southern hams is said to consist in feeding hogs peanuts instead of corn and other food. In recent years, it has been observed that certain Mediterranean ports had suddenly become large importers of peanuts; on investigation it was discovered that oil was extracted from them and sent back to the U. S. under the head of "olive...