Word: silver
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...federation of six States composing the Commonwealth of Australia, created Jan. 1, 1901. It occupies the north-east quarter of the continent. Captain Cook discovered it in 1770. Forests cover half its surface. Its chief source of wealth is in minerals; gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, tungsten, and coal are mined...
...this connection it is significant, however, that such artists as Rembrandt, Tiepolo and Whistler are represented. Moreover, there are two groups which show a specialization in collecting not unworthy of a museum. One of these is a collection of small engraved silver snuff boxes; the other consists of miniatures comprising examples painted by Copley and Benjamin West. John Paul Jones, Robert Morris, Charles Sumner and two signers of the Declaration of Independence are among the subjects of this collection...
...Today, however, it is on a higher level than that of any other country in the world." Those who supposed that Architect Cram, when he spoke of "the higher level," was referring to the silver splinters of sky scrapers in Manhattan and elsewhere, were soon disabused. Architect Cram, apostle of the gothic, has only an academic interest in these astonishing and often beautiful towers. He disapproved of them on principle but said that he "would like to try to build one." Himself a great builder of churches, he referred to U. S. religious monuments...
...great sledge. The sledge was covered with a pall of silver; it had silver handles. The silver gleamed dully. Above, on the alabaster casket shone much gold- a dado, four seals and hasps. Explorer Carter's men inched up the lid, moved it most carefully to the floor. The box was open for the first time since TutankhAmen's priests made their incantations over it, since they set his soul on the path towards Amenti, the Region of the West where Osiris waited with his 42 judges to approve its virtue and permit its passage to the Egyptian...
...have found in our explorations of the cinema policies that whenever the billboards outside advertise the name of Emil Jannings, there is a good show within. This phenomenon of the silver screen, this certainty of a good picture, is assured by no other name that we know of except Jannings, and he has fulfilled his promises as usual in "The Last Command" appearing at the Metropolitan this week...