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...addition China is a widely separated empire Its 18 provinces have no intercommunication. The railroad system is a mere toy, and connects only a few centers. Mountains and great distances split the people into separate units. Differences in the spoken language, southern and northern antipathies, and provincial jealousies augment this division. There are practically no news papers, and only ten per cent of the populace can read. It is impossible to build a national feeling or a public opinion with no tools...
Although no aircraft has yet flown from Berlin to Manhattan, German toy makers released last week for the Christmas trade a mimic airplane painted in bright letters BERLIN-NEW YORK...
...anagram, of course from "Alfred Mond." He likes to toy with his name (Mondson, monsol) as much as did the late (1851-1925) soap maker Viscount Leverhulme (Lux, Rinso), who was born William Hesketh Lever and married Elizabeth Ellen Hulme...
TIME said: "Few U. S. citizens know that E. P. stands for Edward, Prince . . . and very few persons indeed realize that E. P. Ranch is not a princeling's toy but a strictly paying livestock invest-ment...
Youth's Companion. That portion of the population sometimes insultingly termed "kiddies" has a new toy. It is a familiar toy, enlarged and repainted. The Youth's Companion, famed youth's companion, appears this month monthly. It is larger?more pictures, more stories, more advertising. The editor reports no change of policy, purpose or ideals, these having remained the same since the paper was founded by Nathaniel P. Willis. Mr. Willis then stated: "This is a day of particular care for youth. Our children are and characters are prepared for the scenes and duties of a brighter day." With these...