Word: collarses
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¶ South Sea crabs which climb cocoanut trees at night, cut down the nuts with their shears and come down to eat the meat of the nuts which have burst in falling. The planters are compelled to protect their trees with collars of tin about six inches wide, on which...
Mr. Brine announces that he will hold a competition, open to all Harvard men, in which the object is to guess the total number of square inches of material used in the shirt in its finished form. The man who comes nearest to the size of the colossal chest drapery...
Hats and caps, 125; Overcoats, 62; Coats, 110; Rain coats, 10; Vests, 70; Trousers, 125; Shoes, 110 prs.; Shoes, odd, 60; Ties, 225; Collars, 230; Socks, 50; Articles of underwear, 500; Sweaters, 10; Scarfs, 10; Rubbers, 7 prs.; 1 bed and spring; 2 bed spreads; 1 graphophone; 25 records; Books...
¶In Fredericksburg, Va., a man named Samuel T. Johnson, color not announced, whose collars measure 18½ in., whose frame weighs 230 pounds, stated that he was " anxious to fight Jack Dempsey" and went into training. Johnson is 29 years old.
Recently Army officers were sent questionnaires by the War Department to determine their preference in uniforms. Would they like roll collars instead of the present standing collars? Would they like the reestablishment of dress uniforms in addition to the khaki and olive drab field uniforms which alone are authorized now...