Word: skies
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...famed Fred Harvey dinner and a good night's sleep. Next morning, somewhere in New Mexico (the city has not yet been chosen), the travelers will again take plane and hop to Los Angeles, completing their journey at 6 p. m. Fred Harvey will also furnish the sky refreshments...
...will leave Los Angeles by plane at 8:30 a. m., arrive in Manhattan by train 48 hours later. Thus, the same plan of flying by day and railroading by night will be followed in both directions. This will, no doubt, comfort nervous passengers who might not like the sky at night, and please scenic lovers who might like the view by day. Also, greater safety will be achieved by the elimination of night flying. The treacherous Alleghany mountains will be crossed by train, in both directions...
...sky-blue books periodically scattered before an unappreciative student body by the College are not valueless even though they remain unfilled. If was discovered by a perusal of the current Treasurer's Report. The annual expenditure for these embryouie manuscripts totals in the College proper $1,262.53. The cost per volume and the ratio of book usage per scholar could not be ascertained although the inquiring agent was assured that the student whose inroads would earn him the title of a dollar-a-year man is rare...
...jungle. Lady Mary wanted to get to Cape Town, whence her rival had started, before Lady . Sophie got to London, whence she, Lady Mary, had started. Lady Mary spoke rudely to the blackamoors who served her; she looked over the close trees of the forests, into the wide, vacant sky, blanketed with heavy clouds...
...Negro's spade and stood with his feet planted in the hole, lifting out the earth. For a moment he leaned back on his shovel; "So this is the end. . . ." he said. Then he stepped out of the grave and went away. In the silence, under a grey sky, the Negro went on digging...