Word: brought
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with no little reluctance that we take it upon ourselves to censure the acts of men in college, but some doings that are occasionally brought to our notice cannot rightly be passed by in silence. It has been the custom of some of the instructors to send the men in their courses postal cards giving notice of the marks received by them in their examinations. Some men, over-flowing with the jubilant spirits of youth, have seized this opportunity to "play tricks" on their follows, and have sent them bogus notices of their marks signed with some instructor's name...
...important discovery was also made by Mr. C. D. Buck, who had charge of another expedition. In the excavations at Icaria, a theatre has been brought to light which is thought to prove that Icaria was the birthplace of the drama. According to the old Greek legends, this place was the seat of the drama, but no proof could be found to confirm this supposition. The success of Mr. Buck reflects great credit upon himself and the American School as being the first to settle the location beyond a doubt. The New York Nation gives a very accurate description...
...city were enormous and few cabs ventured out after "fares." The demand for conveyances was wide-spread and exorbitant prices were paid for rides. A number of Wall St. brokers collected around a solitary cab and a spirited bidding took place for its possession, The price which that cab brought was thirty-six dollars. It was a common occurrence for several men to charter a coach to take them to their houses, often paying as high as eight dollars per man. Social events of all kinds were postponed, as the livery stables refused to send out any scabs. Business...
...excellence of our soil and machinery, 80 percent, of our products are out of the reach of foreign competition, and with free raw materials probably 90 per cent. would be in the same situation. When England became a free trade country, the same argument that is now brought forward was advanced, namely, that the country would be flooded with the products of the cheaper labor of the continent, and that her manufactures would be destroyed. In spite of this, England is now the greatest manufacturing country in the world, and wages have risen instead of being lowered by competition with...
...meeting of H. A. A. to-day, is a great success in point of the number of entries. The wrestling brought out an unusual number of men, while the entries for sparring far exceed those of last year. The doors of the gymnasium will be opened at one o'clock as usual, in order to avoid a jam, and the first event will be started promptly at two. The entries are here given. The events will come off in the following manner...