Word: transients
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the increasing interest, which the world has shown in its work, the scope of the mission has now widened considerably. It now not only attends to the transient fisher population, but also to the natives who are found to be quite intelligent when afforded an opportunity for education. From the one hospital on the ship, the mission has grown to have four hospitals on land, and in addition to this a number of churches, schools, and libraries. It is in order to run these establishments that the mission each year calls for volunteers who pay their own expenses...
...tendency of our time is toward an increase of nervous irritability, so far as there is disclosed a want of self-control, a lack of poise and mastery, the sacrifice of the more permanent interests and satisfactions to others that are transient and corrupting, we find not only cause for regret but the need of bringing Up reinforcements through the consideration of what is best...
...route was to have been traversed in nine days by special Citroen auto mobiles, equipped with caterpillar tractors. Along the route M. Citroën had erected many cheap hotels where native jazz bands were to have amused the transient guests. M. Citroën, highly optimistic, had once said: "A new country is thrown open to auto tourists. Tourists, eager for new sights and new experiences, soon will be able to make this once hazardous trip with ease and dispatch. They will be deeply stirred by the magic of this unexplored land...
...Problems of a transient nature between the two countries can be solved successfully by wise statesmanship. We need fear nothing from these situations. However violent the propaganda which may arise, the policy of my Government will be consistently for permanent peace and lasting friendship with no idea, no dream, of war with America...
Chicago is a city of many suburbs. Chicago depends upon its suburbs as few cities do. Suburbanites are its big buyers in the department stores. Suburbanites support its theatres. Suburbanites buy many bales of its newspapers. There is a big transient population from the surrounding agricultural districts; but without the suburbanites Chicago would be at a loss...