Word: sulanierco
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...everyone knows, the eagle is a bird more remarkable for vigor than sagacity. This was again proved when the little steamer Sulanierco recently sailed away from Porto Pico followed by a huge black and white eagle soaring high above her wake, disdaining to swoop for scraps thrown by the cook unless they consisted solely of meat...
...cook, intrigued, threw many a meat scrap. The eagle, unwary, flew farther and farther seaward?followed the Sulanierco 20 miles with ease, 10 more by settling down to earnest purposeful flapping, 10 more by resorting to tricks of volplaning and wind-catching, 10 more with every tendon of its great wings strained by the torturing, racking effort...
When the Sulanierco anchored at Boston last week her crew, having nurtured the eagle back to health, presented it to the Franklin Park Zoo. Caged, the stupid eagle will soar no more...
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