Word: balloon
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Rugby; but still we call them "universities." It is a new example of the old fable of the frog and the ox. The frog envied the size of the ox, and though that by puffing himself full of air he might become his equal. And so we see balloon-like universities springing up around us on all sides with no foundation but a little money and a big name...
...Simmonds has made another attempt to cross the channel in a balloon...
Commander John P. Cheyne, an Arctic explorer, arrived in Boston yesterday. He is soliciting aid for his scheme to reach the North Pole by balloon...