Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...middle runs the picturesque ventilator, which might be converted into an elevator for passengers to the tower (two cents a trip). After much climbing we reach the balcony (where the pigeon holes are), and here the elevator ends and the misery from coal-gas begins. After climbing an almost perpendicular ladder for about thirty feet through the "top-loft," we pass through the last of the many trap-doors and stand upon the summit of "our boarding house." Although it was raining at the time of our visit, yet the "view" made us wish to camp up there...
...Cannot the gymnasium be better ventilated this warm weather by opening more windows? Although there are but few men who now exercise regularly yet it is very unpleasant for those few to find upon taking their exercise for "health" that the air is impure. Last Monday the atmosphere was almost foul, probably on account of the heavy state of the air outside. It seems, however, that by opening a few windows the air could be always kept pure without any one taking cold...
...glad to notice that in many of the leading colleges of America there is a growing opposition to the introduction of co-education, to the trial of an experiment that has failed, failed most dismally in almost every instance. The American people are so fond of novelty and so anxious to "give everything a fair show," that it seemed for a while as if this feeble fancy would be supplied with enough vitality to force for itself a position from which it would have been difficult, or even impossible to remove it. But the recent sensible and far-sighted conduct...
...approximately held during the first mile. At the end of the first mile Norton pushed to the front, and Codman passed French, who soon virtually dropped out of the race. Norton worked hard for first place, but was passed on the last hundred yards by Codman, who led by almost a length. Time, 7 minutes 52 seconds; second, Norton...
...original. It is rather strange, this remarkable success of the Vokes. They sing and dance fairly well, to be sure; but any variety house has artistes who can do as well. Their wit is decidedly weak, breathing throughout of London Punch; but for all this, we have seen people almost split their sides, and permanently contort their faces over one of Fred or "Georgy" Vokes' puns...