Word: blackness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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While reading to President Calles President Coolidge wore, instead of his familiar black-rimmed spectacles, a shiny new gold pince-nez with long black cord. Observers realized that the change would not necessitate the striking of a new Coolidge medal,* since eyeglasses are not a frequent enough accessory to the Coolidge features. He wears them only when reading...
Although some Seniors were a little afraid that perhaps they would not have the opportunity of setting on a rather long journey their far-famed derbies, they finally were able to make the air black with them. On a field where boats could have been used to advantage, the Old Gold and Black swam to victory. And, it might also be said the margin of victory was as large as anyone could desire. On a water-soaked field, the exact strength of a team cannot be exactly determined, but nevertheless every loyal Boilermaker looks forward to seeing the best team...
...seem to be "on the par" as far as Eastern papers are concerned merely because the Big Ten graduates in the East are planning to get-together and cheer Purdue when the Crimson of Harvard gets into action on the same field as the Old Gold and Black of "that small college located somewhere in Indiana...
...Black Sea coast was last week visited by a succession of earthquakes. People ran helter-skelter seeking safety; confusion reigned. Many sought refuge in boats, with what success despatches did not state...
...invented an instrument to register the presence of as little as one part of mercury in 20,000,000 parts of atmosphere. Before the poison is detected by symptoms of illness in drooping employes, a coating of yellow sulphide on a strip of paper gives the signal by turning black (the result of contact between selenium sulphide and mercury). The degree of blackness is photographed by shining a light through the strip of yellow sulphide. If the sulphide has turned dark, less light will penetrate; if black, no light will penetrate. This is recorded on an ammeter legible to every...