| 单词 | signboard |
| 例句 | Why not just hang a signboard around my neck: AVAILABLE—FOUL-MOUTHED DAUGHTER? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wall to the right of the statue, above a closed metal door, were two electronic signboards. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Every guidebook, every experienced hiker, every signboard beside every trailhead parking lot warns you that the weather in the White Mountains can change in an instant. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They were pasting a huge colored poster to a signboard. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then the train stops, and there is the station with noise and cries and signboards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We stepped apart to let the wheezy fossil-shop owner lug a signboard outside. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Above the arch there was a lamp, and beneath it swung a large signboard: a fat white pony reared up on its hind legs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She stared at buildings and cars and signboards, all of them matte, disappointingly matte; in the landscape of her imagination, the mundane things in America were covered in a high-shine gloss. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her ongoing re-creations of church signboards are brilliantly pithy, listing nightly meetings for the addicted, abused, traumatized, jobless, homeless and hungry, directly above the title of the week's sermon, invariably proclaiming America's greatness. What to see in L.A. galleries: Hot-button greeting cards, mesmerizing photograms 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The town retains an easygoing, transitory vibe, with tourists languidly wandering the streets, and ubiquitous street stalls where white signboards advertise fruit shakes, banana Nutella pancakes, chicken sandwiches, beef bacon burgers and more. In Laos, a Haven for Tubing Offers More Peace, Less Partying 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z If nothing else, Gavron and screenwriter Abi Morgan have rescued suffragist reality from antique newsreel footage of proper ladies wearing prim little hats and carrying signboards. The ladies who planted bombs: Inside the Oscar-bait drama of “Suffragette,” an urgent lesson in activist history struggles to escape 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The symbol, a large house, appears on the smallest of signboards in the countryside. Three Californians, 1,500 miles, one rented VW: A long and winding road trip through central France 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z In the case of the five large, cartoonlike paintings from 1980 in the central gallery, for instance, we are told only that Mr. Clemente worked with Tamil signboard painters in Madras. Francesco Clemente Retrospective at Rubin Museum 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Apparently this isn’t the first time this café has posted a questionable message on its signboard. Restaurant slammed for 'revolting' Valentine's Day sign: 'That's so many levels of wrong' 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Trump chartered a sixty-five-foot motor yacht out of Shell Bank Creek, on which his men installed a P.A. system and fifty-foot-long back-to-back signboards. The Trumpian Origins of New York’s Floating Billboard Problem 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z It said other details of the visiting rules are posted on signboards in front of the prisons. Myanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z We could have taken photographs of the different species present and installed signboards all over campus—universities such as mine have many naturalists on staff teaching and doing research who could have helped. Folk Art Can Be a Powerful Tool for Explaining Biodiversity 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z In addition to the keys, he requested a new signboard for the door of his office listing CEFC, Hudson West and the Biden Foundation, which his parents started after leaving the White House. Hunter Biden’s Tangled Tale Comes Front and Center 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The signboard on the door wasn’t changed, she said. Analysis | Dissecting GOP claims about Hunter Biden deals allegedly involving his father 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z After the protest was reported by the local press, residents say that officials visited the area on Monday and took down some of the signboards. Uttar Pradesh: Angry residents rename Agra areas 'smelly town' 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z No fewer than 16 electronic signboards over freeways warned drivers beforehand. Traffic debacle on I-90: What went wrong 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Other experts have also said that the government should ensure that highways across the country should have a consistent design and proper signboards. Cyrus Mistry: India insists on seat belts after tycoon's death in car crash 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Southern and eastern mainland regions also had damage - knocked off signboards and roofing, toppled trees, traffic signs and destroyed roads. Typhoon batters South Korea; preparations minimize casualties 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z It also vowed to start changing the signboards and interior decoration in its more than 1,900 stores abroad, adding it would complete the moves by the end of March 2023. Chinese retailer Miniso to ditch Japanese styling after backlash 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z A fuel tank truck drives past a signboard, which reads "Druzhba oil pipeline," near the city of Samara, Russia July 23, 2019. Exclusive: Bank agrees to process Russian oil transit payment to central Europe 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “Ice, Ice, baby!” was scrawled on a signboard outside one pub, The Paternoster. Londoners take the heat in stride. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Police then arrested him over a four-year-old tweet, commenting on the photograph of a hotel signboard, modified from 'Honeymoon Hotel' to 'Hanuman Hotel'. Mohammed Zubair: The Indian fact-checker arrested for a tweet 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z A Reuters witness said there was a signboard outside the gated mansion saying it had been sold. Portugal blocks sale of Abramovich mansion, Publico newspaper says 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Around town, reminders of Russia are everywhere: Cyrillic road signs and signboards demanding the return of the disputed islands. For Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, Moscow holds key to survival 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The men accused them of profiting from the name of a Hindu god and tore up their posters and signboards, said Abid, one of the brothers who ran Shrinath Dosa Corner. Uttar Pradesh elections: 'We Muslims are treated like the sacrificial goat' 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The company is also turning to on-site marketing including digital directories, retailer partnerships and back-lit signboards to keep people enticed while shopping. Sellers of stilettos, lipstick and clothing see a holiday with scarce inventory and spiking costs 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z But he said he believes Californians will start to conserve more water soon with the help of a statewide conservation campaign, which will include messages on electronic signboards along busy highways. Climate change makes drought recovery tougher in U.S. West 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Northern California residents were surprised last week to see red flag warnings, which signify an elevated risk of fire, posted on signboards at the entrances to their towns. Warning Shot for California: A Los Angeles Wildfire in May 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z In his Sunday statement, Mr. Kwon said that the administration’s talk of diplomacy was “a spurious signboard for covering up its hostile acts.” North Korea Warns Biden Against ‘Hostile Policy’ 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z There were also fresh reports of the novel protest tactic of lining up rows of signboards in public streets to serve as proxies for human demonstrators, an approach that is being called “non-human strikes.” Myanmar protesters don’t relent in face of deadly crackdown 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Another tactic has been to use signboards as proxies for human protesters, placing them in neat rows in public places. Some Myanmar protests escape violence, but tensions remain 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z At a vocational school in Nyingchi, a signboard stated that the school uses ideological and political education to fight against “separatism”, denounce the Dalai Lama and to prevent religion from making people “passive”. In Tibet, China preaches the material over the spiritual 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In Busan, a city of 3.4 million, traffic lights collapsed, signboards were ripped off and roads shut down due to strong winds and heavy rain. Typhoon Haishen hits South Korea after lashing Japan, leaving four missing 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z More than 2,200 South Koreans evacuated their homes due to the storm that toppled scores of trees, utility poles and lampposts, ripped off signboards, and damaged or flooded dozens of homes and vehicles. Typhoon pummels South Korea with flooding, damaging winds 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Amazon eliminated stand-up meetings during shifts in favor of new communication methods such as signboards and text messages, and began staggering shift start times and break times to reduce congestion, the company said March 24. Amazon’s virus stumbles have been a boon for Walmart and Target 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, inside the station, the signboard listing the upcoming departures is blank. At a station with no trains, locked-down strangers wait weeks with no way out 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The statement said Pompeo’s comments “seriously impaired the signboard of dialogue put up by the U.S. president as a decoy to buy time and create the environment favorable for himself.” World Digest: March 30, 2020 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z A worker walked through one metro train carrying a signboard reading: “Wear a mask for the entire journey, people should not gather and when you disembark please scan the health code.” China's Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z The gate at a checkpoint was opened at midnight Tuesday, and Futaba officials placed a signboard at their new town office. Japan opens part of last town off-limits since nuclear leaks 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Menus and signboards posted online listed foxes, wolf cubs, monkeys and masked palm civets, among other animals. China bans wild animal trade until coronavirus epidemic is eliminated 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z “There was even a signboard saying that they have live monkeys and deer for sale,” the post said, according to China Daily. Coronavirus outbreak underscores potential health risks in China’s wild animal trade 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Tennessee Highway Patrol posted a photo to Facebook over the weekend, featuring a creative overhead signboard warning distracted drivers to focus on the road and not their smartphones. Tennessee Department of Transportation issues 'National Lampoon' warning for distracted drivers: 'Cousin Eddie says' it's full 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z One of several signboards presents the company’s version of Snoqualmie tribal history and includes an early-1900s photo of tribal members, but does not identify them by name. Washington tribe saves Snoqualmie Falls land, held sacred, from development 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z In 2003, a judge in San Francisco ordered a man to wear a signboard reading “I stole mail — this is my punishment” for eight hours as a condition of supervised release. Montana men must hold ‘I stole valor’ signs for misrepresenting military service 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The cafe spells its name with dead leaves on its signboard. Plastic cups runneth over at Cambodia's Rubbish Cafe 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z He designed an innovative electronic signboard which was exhibited at the Crystal Palace in London and eventually adopted in stores in central London, Wales, and possibly Paris. The forgotten Indian inventor who dazzled London 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z A newly erected signboard portrayed Simón Bolívar, the great hero of the chavista revolution, with the aphorism “If tyranny is chaos, revolution is order.” Venezuela’s Two Presidents Collide 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z DAYTON, Ohio — City buses flashed “United Against Hate” on their electronic signboards. Hate Comes to Dayton, and Dayton Unites Against It 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Now the signboard says "Victory for the boot" - a reference to the election symbol allotted to Mr Kondekar by India's Election Commission. The man who has lost 24 Indian elections 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z George points out moribund signs lying dog-eared with neglect, others eroded into ghost signs, and jarring, charmless modern signboards. Sign of the times: Mumbai's typographical treasures 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z He first grabbed attention when he was photographed standing next to a signboard outside a village that read "The Great Chamar". The low-caste leader taking on India’s Modi 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z There is a green cross on a signboard on the street outside and a note on the door that warns buyers that they need to show an ID, as they would at an authorized dispensary. Canadians Brace for Cultural Changes as Marijuana Becomes Legal 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Live TV broadcasts are shot from opposite sides of the field: One displays advertising signboards for Mexican broadcasters, the other for U.S. outlets. This World Cup, ‘America’s Team’ is Mexico 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Some wore white paint on their faces and posed the question on a signboard: “Would you deport me if I was white?” African migrants are facing deportation in Israel 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z A representative signboard reads “Graham Memorial Presbyterian,” with the address listed below in bold white font. California city to remove church directory after atheists threaten to sue 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z With the signboard, he turned the abuse into an honour. The low-caste leader taking on India’s Modi 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z His wife Althea Newell says the devil image was salvaged and will be used on a new signboard that’s blank now. New devil sign telling Alabama “Go To Church” to be posted 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The seemingly idle electric trolley on the left with “express” written on its signboard probably was parked for the duration. Industry on parade: the Golden Potlatch of 1911 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z He said his village was not involved in the insurgency and even posted a signboard in front of it that said any militants would be attacked by the villagers if they attempt to recruit people. 'And then they exploded': How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z A hand-painted signboard hangs from the second storey, covering the entire front of the building. The family who brought an Indian sweet to Pakistan - BBC News 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z A message that appeared to threaten President Trump was reportedly found Saturday morning on a signboard outside an elementary school in Bethesda. Message threatening Trump found on Bethesda elementary school signboard 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z He drove past his alma mater, Homestead High School, this week and found a “good luck” message on an electronic signboard. Home state kid Niebrugge tees off Wisconsin’s first US Open 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Last year, he grabbed attention when he was photographed standing next to a signboard outside a village that read "The Great Chamar". Chandrashekhar: Is this angry young man India's new Dalit icon? - BBC News 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z He said his village was not involved in the insurgency and even posted a signboard in front of it that said any militants would be attacked by the villagers if they attempt to recruit people. 'And then they exploded': How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Then dip beneath a railroad bridge that runs alongside the river, before coming to a wooden signboard. A Hike and a Happy Hour: Up the Umtanum, with a side hop to hop country 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The message was written in movable metal letters on the signboard outside Wood Acres elementary school, said Andrew Johnson, who lives near the school. Message threatening Trump found on Bethesda elementary school signboard 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The famous electronic advertising signboard in central London went dark Monday for several months of renovation. Piccadilly Circus signboard goes dark for digital overhaul 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z The coastal plain river is dotted with signboards blaming flooding on federal wildlife refuge managers, as opposed to harsher storms and higher tides. One Scientist Goes It Alone on Climate Change to Save His State 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z That wasn't an option for many, and thousands of people crammed into Waterloo and other London train stations, eyeing signboards full of canceled and delayed trains. Heavy rains hit London, could hurt referendum voter turnout 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z That wasn’t an option for many, and thousands of people crammed into Waterloo and other London train stations, eyeing signboards full of canceled and delayed trains. Heavy rains hit London, could hurt referendum voter turnout 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Lavezzi’s night took a scary turn in the second half when he backpedaled and flipped over a signboard. United States no match for Lionel Messi, Argentina in Copa America semifinal 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Property company Land Securities, which owns the site, says Coca-Cola and Samsung will be among brands advertising on the signboard when it reopens. Piccadilly Circus signboard goes dark for digital overhaul 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z For a young woman caught up in the heady excitement of drafting slogans, writing signboards and practicing revolutionary songs, it was an immense rush. This Photo Inspired the World to Fight Against Apartheid 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The island appeared deserted, except for a few old women mending fishing nets on the concrete roadside and old men idling outside a store without a signboard. South Korean Families Watch Ferry’s Salvaging, Hoping Truth Surfaces 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z It could be one of those gigantic electronic signboards, ticking off numbers. Why America needs a national rape monument for its countless victims | Rebecca Solnit 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z No need to navigate the constellation of signboards outside parking garages; prolonged morning searches for a spot would become a thing of the past. Why the ‘Uber of parking’ flopped in D.C. 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Up came Harper, who hit Teheran’s fastball off the signboard at the base of the second deck in right center. Harper hits 1st slam, 100th HR; Nationals drop Braves to 0-9 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Footage on Japan’s NHK national television showed a signboard hanging from the ceiling at its local bureau violently shaking. Powerful Earthquake Hits Southern Japan 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z For the next seven months, Michika was part of the militants' so-called caliphate, where they hoisted flags and defaced government signboards with Arabic inscriptions announcing the greatness of Allah. Letter from Africa: Nigeria community divided over Boko Haram - BBC News 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z In response, an outraged Fidel Castro set up a forest of black flags to block the signboard. Obama and Raúl Castro’s Awkward Embrace in Cuba 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z As part of the deal, the watchmaker's ads will appear on the sleeves of on-field MLS officials and on substitution signboards. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber hopes the winner of Friday's election for FIFA president institutes sweeping change 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z As part of the deal, the watchmaker’s ads will appear on the sleeves of on-field MLS officials and on substitution signboards. Garber hopes next FIFA president institutes sweeping change 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z But on fourth down and 6 with 2:25 remaining, the LED signboards in the stadium urged fans to “Shake the House.” Tom Brady Is Sacked, Intercepted and Denied 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z No one has changed the plastic letters under the dirty glass of the school signboard out front. Carson’s positions on poverty create tension with rags-to-riches life story 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The South built gigantic electronic signboards that kept North Korean soldiers up to date on the ever-expanding gap between the two countries’ per capita gross national product. Loudspeakers Seen as Trigger for Alert Between North and South Korea 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z After a few clicks and words of encouragement, Tuna swatted the signboard to display the "applause" sign. Putting on a circus with 14 felines? It's as easy as herding cats 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Strong winds tore a signboard from a building in central Taipei, bending the mailboxes to the right on their poles as it fell. Pair of public mailboxes uniformly bent during Taiwan storm become celebrities, photo icons 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Another man was killed by a falling signboard; a motorcyclist died after running into a fallen tree. Typhoon Soudelor cuts power to 1 million in southern China 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Its members, badly shaken, found their first bit of solace when the rabbi posted the title of his next sermon on a signboard streetside: "And none shall make them afraid," it read. Attacked in places most sacred, congregations struggle on 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Security will be in place, tourists will be given guided tours and signboards will indicate specified routes to cause minimal disturbance to structures, officials are quoted as saying in local media. Nepal earthquake: Damaged historic sites reopened - BBC News 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Tuna, whose job includes turning pages of a signboard, instead sharpened her claws on the rug and sniffed the floor. Putting on a circus with 14 felines? It's as easy as herding cats 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z A dozen years later, in 2005, Underwood voted to affiliate with the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, a gay-accepting national group, and a small rainbow flag was affixed to its signboard. Scott Walker Runs on Faith as Iowa Nears 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z One after another, the top executives who run his two teams — the N.F.L.’s Saints and the N.B.A.’s Pelicans — offered details about how their ad campaigns, ticket sales and digital signboards were doing. Tom Benson, Saints’ Owner, and Heirs Are Locked in an Inheritance Dispute 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z He used municipal funds to run Armenian-language courses and erected a signboard in Armenian welcoming visitors. Atoning for a Genocide | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Stephen Riady became a Christian in 1991 and was known a few years back for a signboard outside Singapore’s Newton One condominium that read “Fully Sold, Thanks be to God.” How Do Asia's Rich View Succession Planning? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The local pizza shop’s signboard menu advises visitors to "have a magical day." Welcome to Colon, Magic Capital of the World 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z To triumph on the hunt, participants must glean information from some of Cultural Tourism DC’s signboards, but there are also other sources. Groups team up for smartphone-based tour of Logan Circle Outside a government-sanctioned church in Beijing's university district, there are large black signboards warning congregations to be wary of cult recruiters. The Chinese cult that kills 'demons' 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The menu is spelled out with plastic letters on an old-fashioned signboard. Wexler's Deli makes a grand addition to downtown's Central Market 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z And cartoonish signboards of Native Americans still stare out from the front of an out-of-service dining car — stage props of sorts, from a time long past. Small Towns in Southwest Fear Loss of Cherished Train Line 2014-02-18T00:49:11Z The Beijing News, a state-owned newspaper, reports this week that all detainees in the city's re-education through labour camps have now been released and the signboards have been taken down. Farewell to Shanghai's labour camps 2014-01-04T02:34:39Z Each location is marked by a signboard that contains text, pictures and maps. Groups team up for smartphone-based tour of Logan Circle Pictured, a signboard that reads: 'Home for the Homeless.' A Homeless Winter in New Delhi 2013-12-26T10:21:04Z While on Lagos's Victoria Island on Tuesday, a signboard hangs by a watch-repairer's workshop. Africa in pictures: 1-7 November 2013 2013-11-08T13:50:36Z Ms. Collier remembered seeing a signboard in front of Miron Properties on East 10th Street, so she ran over, encountering Matthew Williams, an agent there. The Hunt: The Hunt — For Students, an Undormy Apartment 2012-10-07T04:00:03Z As the pictures show, even though the characters on the signboards have been removed, you can still make out the names of the institutions. Farewell to Shanghai's labour camps 2014-01-04T02:34:39Z On signboards throughout the park, warnings about hantavirus now share space with the usual information about forest fires. Despite Virus, Visitors Trek to Yosemite, if a Bit Warily 2012-09-14T01:27:12Z Like many local signs this is in Sinhala although there are English and Tamil signboards too. In pictures: War-ravaged Sri Lanka 2012-08-19T00:08:12Z Obscure restaurants light up their signboards promising the city's best haleem - certainly the most sought-after dish at this time, partly because it's not easily available for the rest of the year. India Ink: Hyderabad's Charm Found in Ramadan Delights 2012-08-10T11:11:57Z That same month, the office signboard was destroyed. China’s Sex-Worker Warrior 2012-07-31T08:45:00Z Tensions began to build anew on May 29, when a local Muslim youth group called for a strike in Kokrajhar to protest the removal of a signboard from a mosque. As Tensions in India Turn Deadly, Some Say Officials Ignored Warning Signs 2012-07-28T18:59:24Z The immediate cause was the alleged removal of a signboard from a mosque on a plot of forest land near the town. India Ink: Violence in Assam Has Deep Roots 2012-07-26T13:44:42Z Behind them, an ancient signboard listed the 20th Century Limited and other trains that haven't arrived in Grand Central for about 50 years. City Room: Metropolitan Diary: Tradition, Tradition, Tradition 2012-07-05T12:00:22Z After a few hundred yards, we spot a signboard pointing to some steps cut into the hillside. The world's oldest clove tree 2012-06-23T10:51:22Z There was no signboard over the door of the hotel so the children could not tell the name of it. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z Despite the fact that martial law was never proclaimed, the major authorized policeman and soldiers to shoot looting persons – “Obey orders or get shot” was the grim warning on some improvised signboards. April 18, 1906: San Francisco s O, Wicked Ground 2012-04-18T16:15:09.080Z The Joint Entrance Exam of the Indian Institutes of Technology is a brooding cultural force that is visible across the nation, on signboards and newspaper advertisements, as “I.I.T.-J.E.E.,” the first abbreviation many Indian children learn. Letter from India: Rethinking the Mother of All Exams 2012-02-01T12:10:18Z The green is not improved by the recent addition of a huge and ugly signboard, advertising the inn as an “hotel.” The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z During his apprenticeship he sometimes painted signboards, and devoted what leisure time he had to sketching from nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z “Otherwise there is unfair competition with those who runs a business without a religious signboard.” Debt Crisis Leaves Nothing Sacred as Italy Church Chased on Tax 2012-01-18T07:48:55Z Despite martial law was never proclaimed, the major authorized policeman and soldiers to shoot looting persons – “Obey orders or get shot” was the grim warning on some improvised signboards. Post-Disaster Recovery: Lessons from the 2010 Haiti earthquake 2012-01-12T21:15:02.493Z Before every booth a tall mast or pole is dressed, from which floats a flag as signboard, and both are elaborately inscribed with advertisements of wares sold inside the shop. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z "So much the better," cried Charles jumping up to smite the signboard that hung over the door till it swung round on its hinges with a rattle and a squeak. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z My essay hedged the license to indulge in private over-beliefs with so many restrictions and signboards of danger that the outlet was narrow enough. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z If we want something quiet to do, we might sketch that signboard on a sheet of paper. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z If all the motors quit under the conditions that all pilots fear, there would be as many wrecked ships scattered over the country as there are signboards. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z Li-Hu was sound asleep, but the mules made straight for a dismal-looking building, and stopped as by instinct in front of a conspicuous signboard. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z He wants something in the nature of a signboard or a map, and his reflection is aimed at the discovery of facts that will serve this purpose. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z The signboard, representing an ermine, was hung out as we still see those of village inns, swinging from a handsome arm of pierced and gilt ironwork. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z “Betty thought a signboard with the name and a wreath of the flowers painted on it would be awfully sweet,” added Julie, eagerly. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z An exaggerated estimate of the value of corner lots had caused many of them to be left vacant; and weeds and signboards exercised eminent domain between booms. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z That signboard creaked in the tempest that shattered the Armada. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z I assented, and, turning from the main thoroughfare, he drove up some quieter streets, stopping at last before an unpretentious building, which had a signboard, and on it a tree with bright green leaves. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z And he pointed with his stick to a long white building, the doors and windows of which were surrounded with a yellow bordering, a pine-branch being suspended to the wall as a signboard. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z Smaller bits of the gnarled vine will make flower-brackets, rustic hanging-baskets, and also a cord by which to suspend the signboard of Dandelion Camp,” remarked the Captain. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z The chimney was smoking away merrily, and his mouth positively watered as he turned towards the signboard. King Matthias and the Beggar Boy 2011-07-24T02:00:11.047Z The words “You Cannot Be Serious!” decorate a signboard outside the Southfields Baptist Church, barely a mile from the All England Club. Straight Sets: Turning McEnroe's Words Into Sermon 2011-06-19T04:15:14Z Lucinda put up the window-shade to see, all dim in lilac twilight, a brick platform, a building of Spanish type, a signboard proclaiming one enigmatic word: NEEDLES. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z I went in at the door only because I saw on the signboard the words "Diggers' home," or "Bushman's home." Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z However his first job was painting cinema signboards to support his wife and family. Iconic artist 2011-06-09T14:52:23Z They picked their way across the track and debouched upon the Main Street, the name of which Gordon discovered painted in indifferent characters upon a disreputable signboard. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Here a signboard pointed to the left, and the highway was as good as any they had yet traveled. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z I did not dare walk on any of the sidewalks, fearing that the loudly rattling signboards of commerce might be precipitated upon me. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z Oh," cried he, "did you not see my signboard. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z Well, these young beauties have given the lad the idea that he's the making of a great artist, a budding Rubens at the least, whereas I'm convinced he couldn't even turn out a presentable signboard. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z “As trespassers on my private grounds, you are all subject to arrest,” said the Duke of Kilkenty, pointing to a signboard near the bars which they had not noticed before. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z "We'll look at the other signboards first to see whether there is another road," answered his brother. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z And as the others read what he had had painted on the signboard, they gave a shout of appreciation, for the name seemed to just hit the right chord. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z The signboard of the wayside inn swung at such frequent intervals along the main thoroughfares that the traveler must be slow indeed who had time to grow thirsty between these places of entertainment. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z One of these is when a young man writes his first cheque, or first turns his key in his own door, or first sees his name on an office signboard. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Those signboards, reminding one of P�ronne before the war, were side by side with other signboards showing the way of German life until 6.30 yesterday morning. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z They ran into the tiny public square and there found several signboards. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z Over the door swung a huge signboard, on which some rustic artist had endeavored to paint an eagle, but which, unfortunately, more closely resembled a frightened goose. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z One of one hundred large paper copies printed, with seventy-two additional illustrations of ancient signboards, and other reminiscences of Old London. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:34.387Z So it is, and that there may be no mistake, there is an imposing signboard in the fashion of old times. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z You can't ask a man "quel est le chemin" for anywhere when you are on the straight road going there, or in front of a signboard which is shouting the information. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z "Four miles to the next town," announced Sam, as they rolled past a signboard. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z The huge, oaken door in front, directly under the above-mentioned signboard, opened into the bar-room, behind the counter of which the worthy host sat, in his huge leathern chair, from "early morn till dewy eve." Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The signboard notes the crocodile’s lifespan exceeds 80 years. Exhibit Rouses Ghosts of Past in Zimbabwe 2011-01-24T01:19:56Z One road on the western side of the hotel is blocked by a wooden table with a signboard, with four people, two dressed in military uniforms, gesturing for cars to turn around. Ivory Coast Leader Maintains Blockade of Rival’s Base 2011-01-05T16:46:39Z Where roads branch, or cross, there are signboards. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Presently they came to a crossroad, and here they had to stop to study a much-faded signboard, so as to decide which was the proper road to take. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z Midwives' signboards represented in each case a matron in a cap rocking a doll under a counterpane trimmed with lace. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Like an electric signboard her fascinating, spectacular sex-vanity flamed and flared from her coyly drooped eyes to her showy little feet. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z And then, one day, late in the summer, when the theatres along Broadway had begun to remove the signboards from their entrances—it came. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z “Don’t you get it?” he asked, waving his hand toward the big signboard. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z Sam Goodyear Dear Diary: Recently, I’ve been enjoying reading the signboard in front of a cafe on East 49th Street, near the United Nations. Metropolitan Diary: Cabby Chats and Wisdom on Ulcers 2010-11-22T01:28:00Z “Inflation deflates the hopes of the common man, down with price rises,” read one signboard at the protest. Thousands Arrested in Fuel Price Protests in India 2010-07-05T14:01:00Z The port authority building, with its English signboards and wooden stairways, has changed little since British rule, which ended in 1967 and gave way to a Soviet-backed republic. 2010-02-15T14:52:00Z On either hand was situated a door, over which hung suspended a very homely signboard. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 By and by the feeble light grew stronger, and the houses, with their signboards and inscriptions, stood plainly out in the dull gray of the morning. In Jail with Charles Dickens The signboard of a wayside inn near Goring Heath in Oxfordshire long bore a portrait of the king with couplets reciting how his majesty “drank from the bowl, and bowl’d for what he drank.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Above the portal was a signboard upon which was painted in staring red letters: The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship But law, as simply such, independent of its merits, rouses no enthusiasm in my manly bosom, no more than a signboard the day after Hallowe’en. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus We saw a big signboard indicating the two-mile road to the Montezuma Ranch School for boys, and shortly after were at the top of the grade. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway She stopped with her mother before a house, the signboard on which announced that it was the new telegraph office. On the Heights A Novel But if at the same point the woodsman's memory fails him, he turns unhesitatingly to the left, because he knows by all the logic of nature's signboards that the way must be to the left. Camp and Trail "I just took down that long tin signboard from my door," he wrote in the story of his life. The Book of Courage Over the doors of some of the shops there are signboards written in Cree, that is to say in syllabic symbols which look like the footprints of a huge bird. Seeds of Pine Her establishment was at the entrance of the present Rue Drouot, and a signboard informed the passer-by to that effect. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections He is my signboard, my crier, my magnet! Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Rows of bedraggled palms trailed out behind gangs of burrowing men or gathered in quincunx clumps where a glaring signboard proclaimed a city park. The Vision of Elijah Berl I wanted to make pictures of every pole and signboard that I came across; and the result of this glut of subjects was that I never painted a stroke. Japan A Record in Colour “Ten miles to Sandy Point Cove!” read Jack, as they stopped at a cross-road, to inspect the signboards. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea The real fact is this: Gavarni, like Balzac, invented many names, suggested in many instances by those of their friends and acquaintances, or sometimes merely altered from those they had seen on signboards. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Edmund did not quite understand how the Commissionsrath managed to see any pictures of his daily in passing them, seeing that he had never painted any signboards, that he could remember. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II But he is not equal to the democratic pride of Mirabeau, marquis, who took a shop and painted on the signboard, "Mirabeau, marchand de draps." Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) You will often see a family collected on the opposite side of the road watching their father place a signboard in front of his shop. Japan A Record in Colour Still moving on mechanically, he entered the door of the chandlery shop, over which a signboard, dingy with age, announced that "T. Grimshaw" was the proprietor. Doubloons—and the Girl A chapel there is merely a Chinese shop, put into decent repair, and a signboard stuck over the top. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports And the light wasn't any electric signboard out to say there never would be any more wars, but it was a light you could see to read by. Old Crow The road here drew in its shoulders, and crept through between the landward extremity of the mill and a little garden enclosure, with a small house and a large signboard within its privet hedge. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers He wiped his streaming forehead with a sleeve, barely avoided overturning as he rounded a curve flanked by signboards.... A World Apart He laughed heartily when he found his modest signboard hanging over an adjacent barroom, and smiled good-humoredly when he found the sidewalk in front of his door barricaded with barrels and dry-goods boxes. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches They had stopped on the right of the road, in front of a low-roofed wooden building whose signboard creaking overhead in the breeze named the place an inn. The Bandbox He will think at times there are more signboards than men to own them. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Mrs. Greening had it on her lips; anybody who could read print on a signboard could have told what they were shaped to say. The Bondboy A signboard told him the town he was looking at was Milford. Occasion for Disaster This, when it was brought to him, he drank10 slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste, and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) "But—Iver—if he couldn't bear an ugly signboard to the house, will he relish an ugly figure-head to his wife within it?" The Broom-Squire Ah, that is an important question, and bears directly on the signboard. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Hun signboards were taken down and familiar British names took their place. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. Had a signboard set up on the trail down from the prairie. The Law-Breakers The captain, for his part, stood staring19 at the signboard like a bewildered man. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) There is false perspective in the human heart as well as upon signboards. The Broom-Squire "The fact is," said Dr. Carson, "the thing that stopped us this morning was your new signboard." The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country There had been a signboard at the crossroads, but this had fallen down, so the tourists did not know which of the forks of the road to take. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake At the end of this mile, below Horton's Ferry, the road forks, and there stands a white signboard with its arms crossed, proclaiming the ways to the travelling stranger. Dwellers in the Hills His name was not on the signboard, and the license was for another person. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule He had wounded her to the quick in unpardonable fashion in driving her only child out of the house, and all for the sake of a two-penny-ha'penny signboard. The Broom-Squire Before St. Mark still glow his steeds of brass, But garish signboards glitter in the sun; And up and down the watery alleys pass The snorting steamers. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 "Here's a signboard anyway!" cried Dave, whose car was now in advance. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake There being no signboard of any kind to indicate their destination, the two, after a moment’s hesitation, started off briskly in a chance direction. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Besides this he swore that the name James Kelly was on the signboard. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule "I heard him call out against Iver because he altered the signboard; but that was done a long time agone." The Broom-Squire Unfortunately, the charges of information too often lodge higgledy-piggledy, like bird-shot in a signboard; and the waves of influence make an impression which is too often incoherent and confused. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College Against the crinkly spars of the low headboard two stiff pillow-shams stood erect, like signboards, each bearing the legend, worked in red, "Sweet Dreams." Treasure Valley When we came up to the village we had to inquire for the inn, there being no signboard. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 Seven generations of clergymen make ready for Emerson, each a signboard pointing to the coming philosopher. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character The famous Japanese mountain seen in thousands of the country's drawings and paintings; in fact, it has come to be a sort of national signboard. Round the Wonderful World What do they prove," continued my uncle, "now that the signboards are turned? The Boy Scouts Book of Stories Soon they paused before a goodly hostelrie, which bore upon its swinging signboard the device of "The Pig and the Snuffers." My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. “Perkins, Real Estate” faced the travelers from a signboard as they drove into the village. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air I saw one of these old signboards on exhibition in a museum in Tokyo. Birdseye Views of Far Lands These are for their names—they are signboards, in fact. Round the Wonderful World The signboards—especially those of the wine venders—were exceedingly religious. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Outside, the wind was blowing a gale; it howled and shrieked around the corners of the building, banged forgotten window-shutters, slammed suspended signboards with relentless fury, and afforded unlimited food for reflection, reminiscence and prophecy. Anderson Crow, Detective One morning, at the end of those eight years, he noticed that a shop long empty had been reopened, and over it hung a newly-painted signboard, with a nun’s head. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford The comicalities to be found in shop signboards in the English language are endless. India and the Indians It was, in fact, a waterside inn, with its name, The Saracen's Head, painted in black letters along its whitewashed front and under a swinging signboard. Merry-Garden and Other Stories Just at the door the captain aimed at the fugitive one last tremendous cut, which would certainly have split him to the chin had it not been intercepted by our big signboard of "Admiral Benbow." Treasure Island Almost at the summit of the hill, about eight miles from the station, stood a little halting house bearing the English-looking signboard with the legend of the "Pig and Whistle." From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India The illustration will show how three of the arrows were removed each to a neighbouring square on the signboard of the "Chequers" Inn, so that still no arrow was in line with another. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Therefore, the old signboards against trespassing have been taken down. Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 The objectionable hanging Chinese signboards are noticeably absent in Batavia, as in all other towns throughout Java, and something has been done to make less clamant the odoriferous articles of Chinese commerce. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste, and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard. Treasure Island He made a search, and about the middle of the Rue Tronchet he read, at a distance on a signboard, "Furnished apartments." Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Every house is marked with a huge signboard bearing the number and the owner's name, thus making it easy for the stranger to find the one for which he is looking. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China In this street are numerous shops with large signboards containing some letters of an unusual form, but rendered more intelligible by drawings of some of the articles to be sold. A Journey in Russia in 1858 The keeper of it had also the agency of some insurance company,—so a signboard informed the passer-by. The Foot-path Way It is now known as the 'Talbot,' but the inscription above the doorway contradicts the modern signboard and proclaims the house to be 'The Ancient Tabard Inn.' Stories of Authors, British and American Just inside the entrance gates a big, flat-topped tent was pitched, which bore over the low door a signboard on which was painted, Triage No. 1. The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse I partly appeased him by suggesting that he supply the shanty with a new signboard labeled 'Palace Hotel.' A Pessimist In Theory and Practice The signboard bearing the legend, "Standing Room Only" was put out in front to catch a few more. A Pirate of Parts “And that being so, they don’t need any signboards.” The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Look there!” and he pointed to a huge signboard that had been erected overnight just opposite the entrance to Burnit Avenue. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man Finally they reached a crossroad where the signboard warned them: "All travel limited to eight miles per hour." Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks Outside the passage to the inn was a signboard, "The Shakespear Inn, by William Smith, descendant from and next of kin to that immortal bard." Shakespeare's Family Just here let me digress a moment to erect a warning signboard. How to Cook Husbands All about, the sun shone down upon buildings with a remarkably temporary look about them, and on lawns with a remarkably lush look about them, and signboards with very black lettering on gray paint backgrounds. The Machine That Saved The World As every house had then its name and a signboard to exhibit it—numbers being not yet applied to houses—these were no exception to the rule. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot And the signboard, which takes up all the breadth of the shop, bears, in gold letters, "Homais, Chemist." The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. Beside it lay the fragments of the French signboards, jocular advertisements of mud baths for trench fever, the hôtel this and the maison that. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland "Lead us where thou wilt; we'll speak our thanks under one signboard as well as another." Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea A signboard on the top of a pole stuck in the shingle, almost within hail of the lighthouse, announces the proximity of "The Pilot." Faces and Places On the signboard was painted a white doe; and that was the name of the inn. Barbarians All this means that you have arrived at the outpost of Little America in the Belgian Congo—the first actual signboard of the least known and most picturesque piece of American financial venturing abroad. An African Adventure Fred said, “I would build a beautiful dog-house with a top like one of the heathen temples, and have an account of Cæsar’s heroism printed in large letters on a signboard over the front.” The Lost Kitty I bet you never heard of anybody being marooned on a desert signboard before. Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike Suddenly the road diverged, and we had mountains on either side; another turn, and on a tree was a signboard, "Durkee's Scotch Whiskey." Travels in the Far East What 's the use of looking at the signboard? Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates The heavily-barred windows, ponderous doors, and quaint signboards give the streets an old-world aspect, while Calle Real is spanned by an arched gallery, like the Venetian Bridge of Sighs. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia Suspended high above, like a banner over each shop, is a huge varnished and gilded signboard, with a description of the style of merchandise to be sold within. The Three Midshipmen Well, Mr. Whistler, they say they only painted out your butterfly from the signboard, and changed the date. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies Near the summit of the Kirchet is a signboard inviting the traveller to visit the Aarenschlucht, a narrow lateral gorge which runs down to the very bottom of the principal one. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The signboard over the door tells me this is the Bank. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The interesting signboards, whether they can be interpreted or not, tend to excite the curiosity. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia One of them mounted, with a sledge hammer in his hand, and battered at the iron supports which held a signboard to the wall. The Northern Iron When I was elected to the presidency of the Society I offered to paint a signboard which should proclaim to the passer-by the name and nature of the Society. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies And up the hill there, on the rickety old settle, beneath the creaking signboard of the village inn, is another such group. Mushrooms on the Moor It seemed to me only a greater Manchester, with larger signboards, a clearer atmosphere, and a magnificent river front. A Boy's Voyage Round the World As we gathered on the platform, we saw that the signboard on the station-building, for the name of the town, had been put up, but was veiled by a banner draped over it. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic The fragments of the shattered signboard lay around. The Northern Iron She ran down the dark street to the alley over which poor Nicky Vro's signboard yet glimmered in the light of the oil lamp at the entrance. Shining Ferry Protruding from a chaos of ancient rubbish was a signboard, bearing in dingy letters the legend: "Joseph Scully, Coach Painter." Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer They set off at once, and, after a brisk walk, came to a small house with a signboard on it saying, 'Henderson Hedgehog, Horticulturist'. The Magic Pudding Real estate appeared as a part of the business of hardware stores and milliners’ shops, so that one was constantly reminded of the heterogeneous announcements on the signboard of Mr. Wegg. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic What would first strike the eye was the signboards, gaily painted, and swinging in the summer breeze. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century I don’t know which way to go—there’s no signboard to direct me. The Fighting Shepherdess His signboard, mounted on a pole outside his tent, bore the legend: "Surgeon, Barber, and Tentmaker." Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer But the post office agreed to put it back into the name, and a big signboard was painted and set up at the dock. Janice Day at Poketown Over the door hung a signboard bearing a bell painted blue. The King's Daughters That was what made Tom go into the inn, seeing his own name on the signboard. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 It was his horse pawing with cold and impatience behind the signboard. The Fighting Shepherdess No, she kep’ that one, and has it by her to this day—a picture so big as a signboard, all covered with flowers most beautiful.” The Nebuly Coat The basement is given over to a restaurant-keeper whose identity is fixed by the testimony of another signboard, bearing the two words, "Butter-cake Bob's." Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life "Well, no, not exactly, but of course, under the circumstances, you could hardly expect me to hang a signboard out to call attention to them, could you?" A Woman who went to Alaska A travelling pedler, passing by, was struck with the name on the signboard. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 There is nothing to excuse the careless and unnecessary noises of the world—we shall dispose of them finally as we are disposing of flamboyant signboards and typhoid flies. The Untroubled Mind Seen from this bank it appeared all forest clad, but where his own existence from moment to moment was in question Steve could read the signboards as well as another. The Long Roll A whitened human skull, fastened to a post by a rusty tenpenny nail, served as a signboard and notified the passing traveler that he was about to enter the limits of Skull, New Mexico. Kid Wolf of Texas They were in the grocery and bakery business on a prominent corner on First street and their signboard caught my eye. A Woman who went to Alaska In a few minutes they came to the spot he had mentioned, but to his disappointment there was no signboard to be seen. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods The other shook his head gently, and, leaning back, bestowed a covert wink upon the signboard. Light Freights The signboard had probably told only half the truth in regard to distance—as country signboards usually do. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters On the other side of this was an old-fashioned country inn, with its signboard dangling from the house front, and opposite it again a dilapidated cottage lolling beside two iron gates. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta I, however, was not fond of books, but I learned to read chiefly from the signboards over the shop fronts along the quays at the different ports to which we traded. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Not to find the signboard which had been a landmark in that vicinity for many years puzzled him. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods The Smiths and the Joneses who figure on the signboards have the nobility standing behind them as silent partners. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert In the large public-house opposite, with its dirty windows and faded signboards, the gas was already being lit, which should change it from its daylight dreariness to a resort of light and life. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant It’s just there, close to the warehouses, with a signboard out.” Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser They looked at Bernard in a curious way and then at the signboard, but they scarcely grasped the situation, and plunged heroically into the five hundred yards of mud. Brave and True Short stories for children by G. M. Fenn and Others “You needn’t talk about cruelty!” he remarked, staring hard at the signboard of an optician opposite. Clayhanger Several miles were covered in silence, and then they came to a signboard. The Motor Girls Through New England or, Held by the Gypsies So, still keeping to the side of the road, she followed the pointer on the signboard which said, "Hedgeville, six miles." A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods The way is over the ferry and along the road to the first signboard, when one strikes northward towards Ford, and comes suddenly upon this squat and solid fane. Highways and Byways in Sussex “Only a penny,” laughed Bernard, pushing back the kind hand, and pointing to his signboard. Brave and True Short stories for children by G. M. Fenn and Others Over the double-windowed shop was a discreet signboard in gilt letters, “D. Clayhanger, Printer and Stationer,” but above the first floor was a later and much larger sign, with the single word, “Steam-printing.” Clayhanger Mr. Whistler, set to paint signboards for public houses, might have felt the same restless discontent. Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm In one case a signboard had been put up to mark the site of the village, and on maps they were usually described as "—— ruins of." The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion He paused beneath the inn signboard, the rusty swinging anchor, and looked up at the sky, which was lowering and black. The Shrieking Pit The face is a signboard showing which way the man or woman is traveling, which of life's crossroads they are on. Watch Yourself Go By In brief, I was famished, and would have given a gold Henri to have seen a signboard swinging in the air. Orrain A Romance From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots." Ambrotox and Limping Dick The old attorney slowly placed his fat hands together, peaking the fingers, and stared out of the window to the grimy roof and signboards of the next building. The Cross-Cut There is more real relation to the great schools of art, more fellowship with Bellini and Titian, in the humblest painter of letters on village signboards than in men like these. Lectures on Landscape Delivered at Oxford in Lent Term, 1871 A young fellow does not require a great experience to read a simple country-girl's face as if it were a signboard. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Immediately under the signboard of the White Lamb, and before the front-door, stood a couple of men who chatted as they passed a tankard of beer to each other. The Blue Pavilions Amaryllis, whose eyes were on the signboard, started as if a stranger had spoken at her side. Ambrotox and Limping Dick The people were forbidden to write or speak the French language; even the signboards at the street crossings were changed to German. Winning a Cause World War Stories He has a signboard, a workshop, finished articles for sale, mechanics who work under him. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France Me and the landlord of a public there came to words, by reason he called his house 'The Admiral Howe,' but on his signboard was the face of a different man altogether. The Mayor of Troy A signboard at the entrance, with the words "To Berlin," stated in trenchant words underneath, "This way to the war." The Red Horizon Not all the 'Seven Stars' on its signboard could shine through this cloud. A Book of Quaker Saints On the signboard over the office window she read the name of the place and the notation: "Vancouver, 180 miles." North of Fifty-Three Wong's whose bank, the signboard tells us, is "Beneficent, Rich, United," and Mong's "Bank of the Hundred Streams," which is said to be still richer. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma A signboard on a stake pointed the way and bore the legend, "Road to Oregon." The Emigrant Trail Every one of these signboards, although altogether unnecessary for its support, had three gilt balls underneath. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men In their hands, our daguerrean sky-lights and shot towers, our factory chimneys and signboards, would have become glorious objects, become useful objects. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 "Where did you say William Dendle lives?" asked the big man, as the van swung round a sharp corner and came to a halt under the signboard of "The Lugger." Wandering Heath The slightest inclination of the head, the dropping of the eyelids, or a certain expression of the face, comes to be read by the pupil as a signboard to guide him in his statements. The Recitation Beacham had been dozing, but awoke in time to catch a glimpse of the signboard as the train flashed by. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball It was in this street that I first noticed a peculiarity in tradesmen's signboards, which then was general through the town, and had a very curious appearance to a stranger. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men But we must make up our mind to part with those hideous signboards, which trail their loathsome length across our best buildings, regardless of console or capital or cornice. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 Their voice, and strife, and ambition come to your eye in the painted paling, in the swinging signboard of the tavern, and—worst of all—in the trim-printed "Attorney at Law." Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons A creaking signboard, swinging in the wind on rusty irons, directed me to the only inn of the village. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The man who cannot read the signboards of life gropes and flounders about in the byways and so misses the charms. The Vitalized School There was only one place humanly conceivable where lingerie could be purchased; to prove it, the illuminated signboard promptly showed a lady in a costume usually confined to boudoirs. The Parts Men Play Malmsmead proved to be a little cluster of heavily thatched cottages, nestled under overhanging trees, where stood an ancient signboard with "Badgworthy" on one of its arms, pointing the way we should go. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor A bridge under repair on the direct route to the main road compelled us to resort to byways which were unmarked by signboards and in as ill condition as many American roads. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Between each attempt they paused to mop their brows and throw longing glances towards the Blue Cow, whose signboard was visible down the road. More William One cannot eat a signboard, even with so inviting a name upon it. The River and I Between Ninety-third Street and the end of the Park there is a riot of hideous signboards, and vacant lots, and lots that though occupied, are unadorned. Fifth Avenue Then come notices, "No traffic along this road," or, "This road liable to be shelled," with signboards at every corner, "To ——" or some other place in the trenches. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front Up the hill, past Market Strand, till you come to a signboard, 'G. Goodfellow. Poison Island As they passed the queer little shops, with their antiquated signboards, the farmer had something to say about each one. Queen Hildegarde The hotels had no signboards, but it was easy to find them by the heaps of bottles outside. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The most remarkable thing about the inn was its signboard. The Ship of Stars Tempted by the signboard of the Red Lion, and by the red-sailed wherries clustered between the dock and the eyot, he stopped to quaff a foaming pewter on a bench outside the old inn. In Friendship's Guise Crowds of soaps and patent medicines straining on trees and signboard out of the gentle fields toward crowds of men, culminating at last in Woodlawn Cemetery, where the marble signposts of death flaunt themselves. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy Well, I prophesy that a good many signboards will be altered by this blow, up and down England, perhaps even in our little parish. Nicky-Nan, Reservist It proved to be a signboard, and, giving Meg the eggs to hold, Bobby tried to reach up high enough to brush the snow off so that they could read the lettering. Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun His great nose sticks out like a signboard. Children of the Market Place He led me, after a few minutes' journey, into the cobbled yard of a bright-painted inn, on whose signboard a rising sun glimmered faintly gold, and these letters standing close above it—"The World's End." Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance "Isn't the assumption that there is but one pathway to the True Art and but one signboard pointing to it a little excessive?" Success A Novel Do you remember that old story of Hans Andersen's, about the gale that altered the signboards? Nicky-Nan, Reservist For a few minutes he stood looking at the signboard in mute helplessness. More Toasts Even cakes and confectionery are stamped with naval or military designs; and the glass or paper windows of shops—not to mention the signboards—have pictures of Japanese victories painted upon them. The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories For a whole week Lisbon had been sanding its squares and streets, painting its signboards, draping its balconies and windows to the fourth and fifth stories with hangings of crimson damask. Lady Good-for-Nothing Its signboard was a couple of mild-eyed animals hanging head downward, presented informally, with their skins untouched, and having more the appearance of some ill-treated pets than future beef and bouillon for the Perry population. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls "The Dark Lantern" Inn, Aylesbury The art of painting signboards is almost lost, and when they have to be renewed sorry attempts are made to imitate the old designs. Vanishing England She waved a hand at the signboard, and collapsed into speechlessness. Christopher and Columbus It was past two when, in an unquiet street, Boland's eye fell upon a signboard which drew his eye: Copper Streak Trail The publican's signboards announced, "You may here get drunk for a penny, dead-drunk for twopence, and have clean straw for nothing." Thrift These devotional sentences are like so many signboards of the public simplicity. The Roman Question Some celebrated artists have not thought it below their dignity to paint signboards. Vanishing England In the end, the sole resemblance the cottage had to an English inn was the signboard out in the road. Christopher and Columbus The first house that greeted my eyes had the welcome signboard swinging before it, and above its lintel a bush. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 A patch of blue water shone at the foot, framing a small dark square—the signboard of the "Four Lords" Inn. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales "Nay, captain, I dinna think it; the wind's ower high for that," the wanderer replied, looking up at the dull sky above Gray's signboard. The Pilots of Pomona It is needless to say that the signboard, and even the name, have long ago disappeared from the busy London thoroughfare, but the quaint device must have been extensively copied by country sign-painters. Vanishing England The streets flared with lights and the gold letters painted large on signboards in huge Chinese characters shone out, making a brave show. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery Raising his eyes, Jean read upon a signboard: Avenue de la Sous-Prefecture. The Downfall A pair of fish-scales faces the entrance, and the jolly pilchards themselves hang over your head, on a signboard that creaks mightily when the wind blows from the south. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales Gray's Inn was not an ordinary public house, and beyond the signboard announcement that "Spiritis and aile is retailed here" there was little to indicate its commercial character. The Pilots of Pomona The multitude of signboards in astonishing English, in places frequented by English-speaking people, is one of the amusing features of Japan. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Abe set down his mug and looked up, studying the signboard over the door. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts If you live on a good road that is patronized at all by autoists you ought to get your signboard up at once. Every Step in Canning Just now there were two or three men gathered under the signboard. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales Such men would have liked her almost as well as that other mysterious personage on the London signboard, labelled "The Good Woman," and represented by a female figure without a head. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays In Sui-fu, more than in any other town in Western China which I visited, had the native artist seemed to have lavished his ingenuity on the street signboards. Across China on Foot Before us was a big house of three storeys, adorned with a blue signboard with the word "Restaurant" on it. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories You cannot take a country ride without seeing many signboards at the farm entrances advertising chickens, fresh eggs, vegetables, honey, apples and canned goods. Every Step in Canning He halted for a moment, and then went on again, meaning to pass the signboard and wait on the quay for the ferry. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales It need hardly be stated that the information given on this signboard was incorrect. The Parish Clerk As they quieted and trotted evenly off the bridge, a large and brilliant signboard set in an area of sage-brush challenged the eye. The Rim of the Desert But signboards with names on them always hang outside, not on the walls indoors! The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories Of course the Tavern stayed: its genial host Thought not of flitting more than did the post 160 On which high-hung the fading signboard creaks, Inscribed, "The Eagle Inn, by Ezra Weeks." The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell The signboard was creaking that night, and a thick drizzle drove in gusts past the door. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales "Give me signboards to paint, if you will," he exclaimed, "but at least let me think out my subjects in my own fashion and finish the work that I have to do, in peace." Jean Francois Millet Pushing on, they soon came to where another signboard had been located; but the board had been knocked off with a stone or a hammer and was missing. Out with Gun and Camera "A signboard is just what we want," said Snap, and took up the oars. Young Hunters of the Lake Enough that I found that signboard to be no other than a bait to the trap of a decayed grocer. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell It is the screaming signboard of the glory of blows, of militarism and war. Light Many of these had been mended by private philanthropists; many more had been labeled with facetious signboards. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado "It's against the law to destroy signboards," said Whopper. Out with Gun and Camera How could anyone suppose that the son of a pastor could conceive the idea of hanging himself on the crossbeam of a signboard, because a big monsieur and an old soldier had done so? Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories It is cold and dry, hard enough to serve for the signboard of an inn, and able, one would think, to withstand all weathers. George Washington, Volume I His tall and badly jointed body swings like a hanging signboard. Light He sees the signboard pointing to marvelous truths! Clairvoyance and Occult Powers "A fellow who would destroy a signboard ought to be locked up," was Whopper's comment. Out with Gun and Camera Well, the next morning he was found hanging to the crossbeam of the signboard. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories The Three Cranes depicted on the large signboard, suspended in front of the tavern, were long-necked, long-beaked birds, each with a golden fish in its bill. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance I see, by the way, your shop is called 'Renewed Affluence' on the signboard. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition He found himself in front of a door where an enamel plate repeated, inscribed in sky-blue lettering, the name on the signboard. Against the Grain At the bottom of the hill is the village smithy, the well, a farm, and facing a big elm tree is the inn, bearing a great hatchment-like signboard showing the Fauconberg arms and motto. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association Estimating my advance by the signboards, where distances were marked in kilometers, it appeared that I was getting on with wretched slowness, considering the efforts I was making. In the Claws of the German Eagle And in Charing Cross Road—it was the curst accident of fate—I saw the signboard of the celebrated old firm of publishers, Oakley and Dalbiac. Sacred and Profane Love My vehicle had stopped before a house of modest appearance, occupied by artisans as lodgings, and as the signboard said more particularly by strangers. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent I am sure you would like to see the signboards that hang down in front of the shops. Highroads of Geography Introductory Book: Round the World with Father The shops, too, and more especially the inns, flaunted gaudy signboards with ingenious devices. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 "You will know the shop again," said the bookbinder; "there is my name on the signboard." The Aspirations of Jean Servien Alice halted for a moment, frowning at this signboard as though it were something surprising and distasteful which she had never seen before. Alice Adams Becoming restless, and desirous of further improving himself, Poussin, at the age of 18, set out for Paris, painting signboards on his way for a maintenance. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance By and by, the feeble light grew stronger, and the houses with their signboards and inscriptions, stood plainly out, in the dull grey morning. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty As we approached, he looked away from the little writing-block and stared up at the signboard of the inn. The Brother of Daphne Looking round him, he there beheld a signboard on which the painter's art had delineated something remotely resembling a cerulean elephant with an aquiline nose in lieu of trunk. The Pickwick Papers He will think at times there are more signboards than men to own them. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa I was much interested by the shops and their signboards. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Aesop's Fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend I prefer a little quiet signboard, nothing pretentious—just the name, and 'Dentist' after it. McTeague A four-centred Tudor arch was over the entrance, and over the arch the signboard, now visible in the rays of an opposite lamp. The Mayor of Casterbridge "Well," said M. Leblanc, looking Jondrette full in the eye, and with the manner of a man who is on his guard, "it is some signboard for a tavern, and is worth about three francs." Les Misérables The post-house where I was set down was an inn, though without a signboard. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Aesop's Fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard. Treasure Island Two blocks further on he came opposite a neat, three-story brick building, across the width of which was a black and gold signboard, lettered THE GAZETTE. Captivating Mary Carstairs Thus the law forbids the putting up of French signboards or names over shop doors in any but the German language. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" Hence the small shop-windows to keep out the cold, and the large painted signboards to display the articles sold inside. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography It is curious that this instrument of torture and the story of St. Catherine’s heroism should be recorded on a signboard. English Villages He came to the Spilmer public house and for a moment stared up, quite still, at the "Last Chance" on its chaffing signboard. Ruggles of Red Gap Private facetiousness had labelled most of them with signboards. The Gray Dawn And close by, between long rows of signboards, monstrously drawn and painted in glaring colors, rushed the trains, besmirching everything with their smoke. The Bride of Dreams I was just then taking down my signboard and leaving business. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography But nicks became necks in course of conversation, until at last a fabulous creature with two beautifully curved necks appeared on the signboard. English Villages "A very foolish signboard, indeed! for how can it be 'a law of the universe', when there is no meaning to it!" says Jurgen. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice From a distance her shop appeared light and gay with its pale blue signboard, on which the word "Laundress" was painted in big yellow letters, amidst the dark row of the other frontages. L'Assommoir I place it immediately after the Golden Lion, my favourite beast on a signboard, although it deceived me once. Two Summers in Guyenne And I am to be the hotel's signboard— JEAN. Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger A large house, with and upper story of planks built on later, displayed a new signboard on the wall: Room and Board. Look Back on Happiness Read me!" was written on the signboard: "read me, and judge if you understand! Jurgen A Comedy of Justice A large weather-beaten signboard at a wired cross-road bore the name of "Kentwood," plus the advice that the office was adjacent for the purchase or lease of the highly desirable villa sites. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors Gigantic characters signifying 'IKI-NINGYO,' painted upon the signboard at the entrance, partly hinted the nature of the exhibition. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series I see Chinese texts—multitudinous, weird, mysterious—fleeing by me, all in one direction; ideographs white and dark, upon signboards, upon paper screens, upon backs of sandalled men. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series The Germans displayed signboards over the top of their trench showing the names that we had called their trenches. Over the Top As they left the furrows they came to a signboard with writing on it, in a peculiar red and yellow lettering. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice I got out of that window, which is just over the signboard and beside the niche containing the little god. The Eight Strokes of the Clock The nurse's house is designated by having over the doorway a signboard, on which is painted a full-blooming rose, out of the petals of which is peeping a little babe. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America There are three "signboards" by which a hunter can keep trace of the points of the compass when in the woods, without noticing the sun, which of itself is often a great help. The Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl He may be but a name to the men—a name on a signboard. My Life and Work Its head was encircled by bright red rays, something like the rays which one sees proceeding from the sun when depicted on the signboard of a public house. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Its inhabitants might be likened to promiscuous guests at an inn whose landlord made no criticisms on their beliefs, further than to inscribe the Papal insignia on the signboard over his door. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 But the car had four wheels to go on, and they regained a main road at last and found a signboard announcing, "Tiverton, 18 miles." We Can't Have Everything If Wolfe served as a signboard recently in Britain, he has filled the same office now close on a century in Canada, and still continues to do so. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present The bus was not a pleasant place for me after that, so I dropped off in Plaza Moraga, when I observed the signboard of the very bank mentioned. The Devil's Admiral It is a countenance, a signboard with three distinct lines of writing on it, the eyes, the nose and the mouth. Concerning Animals and Other Matters Outside, an old English design of a signboard with a wheel on it creaked despairingly in the wind. From a Bench in Our Square It is the gilt letters of a signboard, on the opposite side of the way, that are darting forth brilliant flashes, borrowed from the distant flames. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) A student of history, in the signboards affixed to street corners, loves to light on the names of men whose memories are fragrant for deeds of heroism, devotedness, patriotism or learning. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present A six-armed signboard at a crossroads told us its name —a rather impressive name ordinarily for a place of perhaps twenty houses, all told. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front I was walking down a narrow street of Mecca towards the big tank, when to my amazement I saw written up on a signboard above a door the single word 'Lodgings.' The Broken Road In the distance glistened the tavern of Langführ, with its broad red and blue stripes and its tempting signboard that displayed a well-appointed festive table. International Short Stories: French It was a conspicuous signboard, at least four feet long, with large black letters on a white ground: "Boys not allowed." Bits about Home Matters Above the passage entrance was a yellow signboard which simply bore the name of Madame Rouche in big letters. Fruitfulness Hell fire burned upon its shelves with a warmth to singe so poor a worm as I. Yet its signboard popped its welcome when I had walked ten miles of sunny road. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come You have often seen an ear of rye, which shows a baker's implements like a signboard. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales "True enough," she thought, "his face is like a signboard." Barriers Burned Away On the signboard, made of a long narrow plank, figured, in black letters the word: MERCERY. Theresa Raquin And savoury fumes of roasting geese and fowls do not now arise to the signboard of Queen Pédauque swinging sadly in the damp wind which rusts it. The Queen Pedauque On Long Street, within sight of my window—just where the street gets into its most tangled traffic—there has hung for many years the painted signboard of a veterinary surgeon. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come Mud was everywhere; on the sidewalks, inside the stores, on walls and signboards, on the skins and clothing of the people. Flowing Gold In the rain Yaroslavl looks like Zvenigorod, and its churches remind me of Perervinsky Monastery; there are lots of illiterate signboards, it's muddy, jackdaws with big heads strut about the pavement. Letters of Anton Chekhov There are new names on the signboard of the inn and over the grocer’s shop. More Pages from a Journal He leaned his back against one of the lofty uprights which still held up the company's signboard above the mound of derelict coal. Victory An Island Tale Look around, therefore, for the name of the station on the signboard. Literary Lapses Intently the men all watched the signboard on the wall in front of them. The Boy Allies under Two Flags "Read 'em on the big signboards," he returned. Vicky Van On the 20th Dovers and Wild made a large signboard, taking it out to a prominent point on the glacier, three and a half miles to the north. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Amidst the vulgarities of signboards, cries of cheap newspapers, noisy hustle of trivial commercialism, and the flatness of standardized living, it is hard to feel spiritual qualities higher than optimism and reform. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism He had been employed to paint a signboard, a thing stoned by the boys, blown on by the winds, gnawed by the rats, and drenched with the winter's rains. Bimbi Following the gaze of the sailors, the lads turned their eyes to the signboard. The Boy Allies under Two Flags Immediately in front of him the door of a small cabaret stood invitingly open; its signboard, "Le Bon Copain," promised rest and refreshment. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel From the fringe of the thicket thus formed, the terminus of an old skid-road showed and a signboard, freshly painted, pointed the way to the Valley of the Giants. The Valley of the Giants As the publican spoke he pointed at the lettering below the weather-beaten portrait of George the Third, which served as the signboard of the tavern. Janice Meredith "And MY imitations are all in primary colors, staring colors, hot as the colors of a hostelry's signboard!" said the Lady of Meissen, with a shiver. Bimbi Then they were attempting to climb up to the signboard by the creepers, when they noticed a ladder behind the garden door. Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian Over the door swung a quaint little old-fashioned signboard, on which in gilt letters were the words "Breezy Inn." Marjorie's Vacation "I think they saw us," whispered Dagmar, "I heard one girl say some one was hiding by the signboard." The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. The bondsman put his hand on the signboard. Janice Meredith But dogs and cigars, disconcerting enough in their degree, were to the signboard, when the signboard at last came, as skim milk is to hot brandy. The Old Wives' Tale Looking round him he beheld a signboard on which the painter's art had delineated something remotely resembling a cerulean elephant with an aquiline nose in lieu of a trunk. The Inns and Taverns of "Pickwick"; with Some Observations on Their Other Associations, I laughed heartily, and looked round for the signboard of the inn. My Life — Volume 1 They set off at once, and, after a brisk walk, came to a small house with a signboard on it saying, "Henderson Hedgehog, Horticulturist." The Magic Pudding Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff “And think you he is one?” demanded the officer, pointing at the signboard. Janice Meredith It was the signboard that, more startlingly than anything else, marked the dawn of a new era in St. Luke's Square. The Old Wives' Tale My attention was at once arrested by the new and glaring signboards at the shops and hotels, and the streamers with mottos suspended across the streets. The Hohenzollerns in America He then explains to his young enemy that he wishes to leave the signboard up for the time being, as he still hopes to prove the truth of the motto. My Life — Volume 1 He said he could not possibly receive his friends in a house where his name was to be seen on the signboard of such a low establishment. The Clique of Gold We arrive at a junction of trenches, and on the top of the maltreated hillock which is outlined on the cloudy grayness, a mournful signboard stands crookedly in the wind. Under Fire: the story of a squad |
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