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WANTED-A 52 or 54 inch bicycle, Star or Crank. Address B, 31 Hollis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notices. | 11/26/1884 | See Source »

...honors," consisting of a mirror, cradle, spurs, jaw-bone, spade, pillow, spoon, crank and knife, were presented to the Juniors of Dartmouth in Precinct Hall last Tuesday evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/1/1884 | See Source »

Instructor, explaining centrifugal force: "Now, gentlemen, I will illustrate by the apparatus. When I apply-when the power is applied by the crank at this end"-(Sudden confusion and prolonged applause...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 11/13/1883 | See Source »

Fascinating freshman (anxious to make an impression)-"Why, you are as full of airs as a music-box!" Young lady (unfascinated)-"That may be, but I do not go with a crank." Freshman cuts down his calling list by one. [Brunonian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/24/1883 | See Source »

...college poets. His fertile fancy has produced some very pretty lines of which a good specimen is his rendering of Banville's "Ballade of the Haunted Stream," which is, however, too long to quote. "Carl" has also written some very clever verses, but we can almost hear the crank squeak in some of his effusions. However, a tolerant kindness should be shown towards an editor of a fortnightly paper. The Argo has very well formulated its creed in the following triolet, which is only one of thousands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGE POETRY. | 1/8/1883 | See Source »

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