Word: cleanness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...second game between the Harvard nine and the J. L. Whiting nine proved close and exciting. Our batting was weak until the eleventh inning when by a succession of sharp clean hits aided by errors, we scored seven runs, breaking the tie and winning the game. The features of the game for Harvard were the batting of baker and Lowell, the catching of Allen and Lovell's fielding. For J. L. Whiting the brilliant but erratic shortstops play of Sullivan and the fielding of Mullen were noticeable...
...made stocking-mender at a salary of pound 12. Students were allowed a pound of meat and a pint of beer at dinner, and a half-pint of beer at night. For supper they could choose between a half-pint of milk and a biscuit. They were given clean table-cloths twice a week, and finally could indulge in the luxury of plates. Pudding was a delicacy three times a week...
...clean score: First gent - "Madam, permit me to introduce my friend, who is not nearly the fool he looks." Second gent - "That is where my friend differs from me, madam. - [Tiger...
...they have but an ill appreciation of economy. While we cannot have our cup of coffee, since it would incur the enormous cost of seven cents per week, still some favored gentlemen have the privilege of a private room, which entails the extra expense of gas, keeping the room clean, etc. Since, by personal observation, there are five or six empty tables in the hall, why must we bear this expense? Should the luxuries of the majority be taken away to pay for the pleasures...
From the sublime to the ridiculous. "If we can't have fire escapes immediately, at least let measures be taken to clean the chimneys." - [Yale News...