Word: benefited
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...present exorbitant rates would be lowered. Cheaper rates would increase the general use of the telegraph and make it a public benefit, not merely the convenience of a few.- Sen. Rep., No. 577, 48th Cong., 1st sess...
Captain Finlay could not keep his appointment with the candidates for the crew yesterday afternoon because he was engaged in carrying out a plan which will be of great benefit to the men trying for the crew, in view of the increased practice it will give them in rowing on the water...
...Preachers to the University have arranged especial services for the Christmas vacation for the benefit of men who are obliged to remain in Cambridge. These services are undertaken by our preachers with the single idea of making Christmas more pleasant to those who cannot get to their homes. This thoughtfulness ought to be appreciated, and Appleton Chapel should be well filled at each of the services...
...annual benefit concert of the Glee Club, Pierian Sodality and Banjo Club will be given at Sanders Theatre this evening. The program will be as follows...
...Catholic church is most important. The work of the church is admirable, but its ideas of civilization are different from ours, and if more than amusement or manual training is attempted, the priest is sure to interfere. In the next place, work among the lowest class is of little benefit without a lifelong experience. Amiable feelings are held in contempt by these people, and unless there is some real work to be done, some common ground for both, friendly sentiments are useless. It is not worth while to attempt simple amusement, for the amount of sin or drunkenness...