Word: till
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...bear it onward till we fall...
...Jenny," powered with a 100-horsepower engine and capable of 70 to 75 miles an hour at most. The airman and Nature's fliers left Miller Field on Staten Island about the same time. The first three pigeons soared high above the aviator, led the race till plane and birds were all lost to view. Quite evidently they had speed. But although Kendrick, fighting strong head winds, had to land twice for gasoline-once at Philadelphia and again at Baltimore-he beat the fastest bird by 2 hours, 41 minutes. The fastest pigeon took 6 hours, 11 minutes...
...From One Till...
...comer the story of the ascent of the East glacier, culminating in the reaching of the Northeastern ridge, and the failure of the expedition due to storms, and the giving out of the oxygen tanks. The end is the assertion of Bruce--the leader of the party "you wait till 1924!" It will be interesting to hear of this second expedition, and to know whether the king of mountains shall be conquered. Meanwhile the story of the first attempt is full of strangeness and adventure
During the afternoon the men rest or study, not taking the water again until 6 or 7 o'clock. This is also a six mile workout and is completed before sundown. Dinner begins at 8 o'clock and the men get only an hour after that till bedtime, which...