Word: counter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Arrived at Misery, the capable Refreshment Committee at once set about serving the lunch, so that the demands of all comers were quickly catered to. A little impromptu baseball practice was indulged in about the lunch counter, but it was found necessary to seat the crowd as the ice-cream could not be handed around in this delightful manner...
...examination will be adapted to the proficiency of those who have studied Counterpoint in a systematic course of three lessons a week through the school year, and presupposes training in pianoforte playing. As Counter-point applies the principles of harmony to the melodious treatment of the several voice-parts in combination, and as the art of musical composition begins properly with this study, the work should consist principally of written exercises on given themes, in the following order...
...hand of his daughter, the beautiful Princess. Unfortunately the son of the Rao, who being in love with the Princess has come to the court in disguise, hears of this scheme and meeting with two Boston fakirs, Bill and Harry, obtains their services to assist him in a counter-plot to secure the cat for himself and thus obtain the Princess. They easily outwit the vizier and the ministers, secure the Cat and return to the Maharajah's court just before the arrival of the crestfallen ministers, who have brought the two guards of the shrine, whom they supposed dead...
...LOSS AND GAIN STATEMENT. Restaurant Department: Dining room: Receipts, $29,273.10 Payments, 30,812.59 Loss, $1,539.49 Lunch counter: Receipts, $3,675.21 Payments, 3,168.79 Gain, $506.42 Cigar counter: Receipts, $2,444.73 Payments, 1,880.24 Gain, $564.49 House Department: Receipts, $15,677.80 Payments, 15,625.40 Gain...
...GENERAL SUMMARY Loss in Dining Room, $1539.49 Gain in Lunch counter, $506.42 Gain in Cigar counter, 564.49 Gain in House Department, 52.40 $1,123.31 Balance (loss...