Tag: vacation
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America’s Switzerland; Three Days From New York
The Canadian Rockies remain a great place to go on vacation. I went last year, spending a week or so in and around Banff, Alberta. A Google Image Search for Banff will show you some of its beauty. There’s a lot of great hiking, it’s easy to reach, not very expensive, and not too crowded. […]
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The Loeb College Of Politeness For Customs Officers
An interesting look at rules for customs officers, with particular attention paid to how they should handle a lady’s dainties when going through her bags: The pupil is also taught to handle the most costly lace, lingerie, and gowns in a way which will leave no cause for complaint from the owner… “You must be […]
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How Long Should A Man’s Vacation Be?
President Taft said that Americans should get take two or three months vacation in the summer: “The American People,” said he, “have found out that there is such a thing as exhausting the capital of one’s health and constitution, and that two or three months’ vacation after the hard and nervous strain to which one […]
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The Migratory New Yorker And Where He Goes
Where did 1910 New Yorkers go in the summer? The New York Times Magazine researched 5,000 New Yorkers and came up with the above map and explanation of how people traveled by boat and rail. THE MIGRATORY NEW YORKER AND WHERE HE GOES: How the American Has Become a Wanderer Over the Face of the […]
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