Word: woodenly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Igloos are gradually disappearing as the Eskimos build neat wooden houses to take their place. Flowers are being cultivated-think of that in Greenland! Some of the Eskimo women are becoming interested in window boxes. During the summer, I can tell you, they make a brave, bright show!" Not so backward as many people suppose, the Eskimos of Greenland publish two newspapers (monthlies) in Eskimo...
...Sept. 12, 1918, the new wooden steamer Dumaru sailed from San Fran- cisco with a cargo of gasoline and explosives for Honolulu, Guam and Manila. In her Wartime camouflage she looked "like a clown on an evil sea." The grisly tale of what happened to her and her crew was told to Author Lowell Thomas by one of the survivors, Fritz Harmon, first assistant engineer...
...barrier, consisting of four turnstiles and a wooden railing, will be the most efficient means of checking up on books yet devised for the Library. On the outside of the two main pillars directly behind the front entrance will be two of the turnstiles to be used by those entering the building, and in the middle between the pillars will be the other turnstiles through which persons will leave the Library. A checking desk will be situated between these and all brief cases and book bags will have to be submitted to the attendant for inspection...
...bronze railing is now being made and as soon as it is completed it will be put in place of the temporary wooden one. It will be designed to match the other hardware throughout Widener according to the makers and will improve the general appearance of the corridor...
...Philadelphia, James Ellison, engaged in painting the Old Ladies' Home, was prevented from going to work. In the night a thief had stolen his wooden...