Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...This ignoring of girls is a curious phase in the development of the masculine mind. There would almost seem to be a polaric relation between the sexes; a magnetic attraction or repulsion, which varies with different ages as a magnet itself varies with the spots on the sun. Thus, from infancy to youth, boys run away from girls. From youth to marriage, girls run away from boys. After marriage, they run away from each other...
...science, or acting upon the advice of the medical faculty, if it is their intention to study medicine, pursue a systematic course of study in Chemistry, Physics and Natural History. As the courses for honors are now arranged such men are debarred from taking honors unless they devote themselves almost exclusively to one of these three departments, which they may be unwilling to do. If, however, an honor course in Natural Science were established which should allow courses under all three of the above departments to be taken, this difficulty would be obviated, and men who had done good work...
...noticeable that the growing influence of college life on the social life surrounding our great universities, seems at last to be gaining a distinct recognition in literature, and especially among modern novelists. One might almost hazard the statement that in fully one-half of the more important novels that have appeared from the press during the past year, some recognition of this fact might be found. The college man or the recent college graduate as either hero, villain or important character in novels, seems to be growing decidedly popular. Not only as heretofore is it common to find some...
...Bostonian," exclaims the reviewer with pride, as he examines the "Hand-book of Boston Harbor," prepared by M. F. Sweetser and published by Moses King (Cambridge: $1). As he reads of the beauty of the Jerusalem Road and scents afar the delights of "Taft's," he almost wonders how he has been persuaded to spend the summer any where but on his native heath - or harbor. The "Hand-book" is an elaborate compilation of good illustrations and useful description, combining timely advertisements with appropriate extracts from Whittier, Thoreau, Howells...
...prefer to hold their books until they can obtain their own prices for them; and by having an attractive and somewhat popular store, the advantages offered in this line ought to argue plainly in favor of leaving books for sale in the hands of Mr. King, in preference to almost any other place in Cambridge...