Word: localitis
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...objects regarded as representing the powers of the universe, which must be brought to bear on the problem. A porcupine quill is included for its penetrating quality; a bit of leopard's hide because the leopard represents strength; a stone from the stomach of a crocodile because of the local legend that a crocodile which has swallowed nine stones cannot be harmed; a piece of a hawk, which gathers everything in its talons, symbolizing the bringing to bear of all these forces upon the problem...
...that memorable year at Lisbon the wise men of the town thought a big bonfire would put a quietus on the local earthquake. They even went so far as to whip Voltaire's poor old-Candide because he had merely seen a Portuguese eat a piece of bacon. Now it is the astronomer's turn to be whipped. And some people even hope that jazz and the hip-hoorah of modern Pep will drown the roar of the sidereal universe. None of these, of course, considers that one shift of the celestial pole in a mere 25,000 years will...
...right or wrong in their sentiments is not the prime consideration. The thing of most importance is that under the stimulating influences of the movement the young people are being led to take an interest in affairs of the day in a way which compares very favorably with the local college island on which the American student lives...
This dramatic library consists for the most part of biographies of stage celebrities, narratives of Green Room gossip which were privately printed or issued from provincial presses, and local theatrical playbills. The biographies are those of Cooke, Garrick, Jordon, Kemble, Macready, and Siddons; that of Garrick is illustrated with playbills of Covent Garden. There is also a representative group of the collected writings of the nineteenth century. The steadily increasing demand for these editions by libraries and the almost continuous use of them by students of literature makes it particularly desirable for the Library to have a second...
Following the example of the Hotel Exposition, it is rumored that the annual convention of the Milling Association will elect the national flour. With the aid of the radio this rumor was broadcasted throughout the land. The convention's judiciary committee has been deluged with recommendations from local granges and Audubon societies. So far, from forty-eight states and one territory (Guam), forty-nine suggestions have been received. The ylang-ylang was Guam's choice for the national flour, while that of Massachusetts was the dandelion. Apparently the radio, being audible and not visible, has mixed flower with flour...