Word: short
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...never knew that the notorious "flivver" ever went under the incognito name of a pleasure car. It is baffling in the extreme. Ford owners deny that their car belongs to the class of pleasure vehicles; they admit that they have had service from the automobile, but never enjoyment. In short the consensus of opinion is that the Ford is not a pleasure car. Yet this afternoon an extra came out announcing that the Ford Company was going to build a pleasure car in spite of the reports to the contrary. In other words the new Ford will...
...pleasure and an inspiration to work with him, and, although he was with the Corps but a short time, the impression which he made upon its members will be lasting...
...capitalist can deny that the plight of the railroads is desperate, and that as a direct result of this the market is now in a panic condition, with consequent business demoralization throughout the land. It has been estimated that seventeen billion dollars have been invested in American carriers, and short sighted is the government which for political reasons, is going to prevent such investors from getting a reasonable return on their money. Of all enterprises, the Railroads are the only ones at the present moment which cannot increase their prices proportionally to their expenses. And when by the Adamson...
...Teutons isolated a salient by a heavy barrage thus cutting off the men stationed there. An attack was launched in which apparently one company of shock troops took part. With the odds of ten to one the result could not be in doubt for long. The skirmish was short and furious; how many Germans were killed and wounded is difficult to ascertain as the attacking party carried back all its casualties...
...following morning he reported at the school. He immediately began his training on an 18 metre Nieuport, single control. This was the last type of machine he had flown at Avord and it is the first type taken up at this school. After a few short flights to demonstrate his ability and to learn the machine, he was sent up for practice in spiraling. For this you ascend to 1,000 metres and from that altitude you spiral down to 600 metres where you stop the spiral and descend to the ground in normal and wide turns. He commenced...