Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...within ten minutes drive or a half an hour on the trolley, this location is also the nearest to Cambridge and the most accessible. One steep slope of a quarter mile in width has enough trees to delight the skier who likes to run a slalom course at high speed. The only drawback to the Commonwealth slope is that it is apt to have a crowd of tobogganists flying down the hill out of control and obviously out of their minds. It is the Mecca for the orange and green panted young ladies of the suburban districts out of high...
...varies in hardness and is classified as hard, medium and soft. The hardest waxes are for gliding or increasing speed down hill. The soft waxes are for climbing, and medium waxes are used for both up and down hill. There are some exceptions to the above, as Lard wax will soften as the temperature rises. The climbing properties of waxes are increased if the wax is applied thickly, the most satisfactory method being to build it up in layers. However, many skillful skiers know nothing of the intricasics...
...Carriage Road, leading through Smuggler's Notch, has been improved this year and added cutouts have increased the speed of the run. This trail starts in Smuggler's Notch and runs down the side of the mountain to the Lodge. Running down the Burlington side of the mountain, the Carriage Road from the Notch provides a long run of considerable speed...
Much criticism has been levelled, against Stanley Baldwin for the speed with which he has forced the issue. By bringing the whole affair to a head in one week, he has left a distinctly bad taste in the mouth of the rest of the world. Why the King was not allowed to regulate his private life according to his own desires, is a point that has been overlooked, and Baldwin's action must convince the world that from now on English Kings are destined to be mere puppets--dolls to be put in the imperial showcase and then removed when...
Connected with each electric chronometer is a regular clock with an automatic adjuster. If the current should be shut off and the telechron fall behind, it is not reset in the ordinary manner, but the automatic adjuster makes it function at twice its normal speed until it has caught up with the regular clock...