Word: broken
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Captain Holden's broken bone was succefully set on Monday, and he is daily improving in condition...
...until spring when every one has his hands full. If the members of the foot-ball eleven prefer to wait a while before having their features immortalized by the camera, we can comprehend and pardon their motive. They can hardly be willing to hand themselves down to posterity with broken noses, scarred cheeks, and blacked eyes. As for the seniors the lines of thought that ennoble the countenance have surely grown sufficiently strong in their three years of hard study to make their portraits taken in November and December as worthy a field for the physiognomist's investigation as they...
...that the Indian wars have broken out again in the West, the question of lands allotted to the Indians is one of great importance. Mr. Atkins thinks that the allooment of lands in severalty is a very good thing, and that Congress in doing this will prevent further conflict between the races. The area of land under cultivation has increased 25,000 acres over last year...
...encouragement to learn games that he does not know. On the other hand there are those to whom proficiency in games is an instinct, and the gaudium certaminis a stimulant-almost an intoxicating one. To advise these men to take sober walks that they may avoid over-exertion and broken bones, is an absurdity, but they may accept and profit by advice as to how best to develop their powers. Still, to these the monotony of the gymnasium will in the long run become irksome. The tennis player will admit that his right arm exceeds his left, without caring...
...make matters worse, every man back of the rush line seems to have gone to pieces. Morrison, one of the half-backs, is doing wretched work, and is not playing nearly so well as last season. Graves, the other half-back, from whom brilliant work was looked for, has broken his nose, and is temporarily laid up. In the mean time Stagg, the great pitcher of the 'Varsity ball nine, is taking his place. Stagg is a hard worker, and with practice will make a valuable addition to the team, but at present he lacks practice and experience...