Word: blows
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...speaking on the matter, said the Winthrop ivy will be planted close beside that from the grave of General Law, and, as the vines grow together, they will typify the wish of every loyal Yale man for a union in spirit of the North and South, and a blow at any attempt to create sectionalism in any form among Yale alumni and undergraduates...
...consequently it has a withered and dusty look and in some parts of the Yard has disappeared completely, leaving great bare places. Weeds of all kinds have flourished and now bid fair to replace the grass. Pieces of paper that are thrown down by students are allowed to blow about for days; the edges of the paths are uncut and the paths themselves are not looked after. In general the Yard presents a thoroughly unkempt appearance...
...Theatre celebrates its first anniversary of opera. Monday night's performance will be the 409th consecutive. The summer season also will begin then. The house has been put in summer trim from top to bottom. The "steady breeze of iced air," which last summer proved a potent attraction will blow again. The Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club has been re-engaged for promenade concerts for the summer, and will play while the audiences are gathering, and between the acts. The remarkable success of last year's summer season is widely known and the management will surpass its record during...
Prior to this the old style of apparatus was used, made by the college carpenter and arranged any way. The hanging ropes were of tarred hemp and the man who attempted to strike the rough canvas-covered striking bag was usually content with one blow. The pulley weights were swinging iron balls, unguided by rods, which swung and banged, raising clouds of dust. After a man had grasped the cold iron handles he usually found it better to hold on than to let go. After the first few day's work the weak men were eliminated by "unnatural selection...
...Another blow to bimetallism was the action of Germany in 1873 when, as a result of the Franco-Prussian war, the united German states demonetized silver...