Word: reindeers
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...Norwegian Elkhound Association, informed President Hoover that he had something for him, was received at the White House. Norwegian elkhounds are scarce in U. S., common in northern Europe. Originating in Scandinavia, they were companions to the Vikings. They are used to hunt elk, bear, wolf, to herd reindeer, to draw carts and sledges as do the Eskimo dogs which they resemble. A full grown Norwegian elkhound weighs about 50 lb., stands 19 in. high, has a large square head, strong stocky body. The Hoover Elkhound will receive what ever name Granddaughter Peggy Anne Hoover thinks best...
...hesitant fireman of the Norrland Express. Grudgingly he admitted that he had known for a long time that Engineer Erik was epileptic, had maniacal tendencies. First inkling of Erik's madness, said the fireman, came one night when the Norrland Express ran full speed into a herd of reindeer that had gathered on the track. Said the fireman...
...Reported a Stockholm correspondent: "Flocks of reindeer often meet trains in the northern districts. The train personnel carries knives to kill the injured deer...
Spreckels (sugar) chose wrought-iron Christmas trees and modernistic reindeer as the atmosphere for her daughter Dorothy's debut. Guests...
...show is a troupe of Singer's midgets who dress up as penguins in the toyshop scene, play in a jazz band, direct the lumbering movements of three very large elephants. In the midst of the general merriment one midget rides across the stage on a reindeer. What is left of the Herbert score is ably handled by a cast of full-sized adults and a small but energetic pit orchestra...