Word: due
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Stadium turf in the afternoon. That the team from Maine will be no setup is shown by the fact that their forward wall, led by 218-pound Harris Howe, giant tackle, averages 188 pounds. Their backfield however is extremely light, averaging only 155 per man. This is mainly due to the fact that Borstein, diminutive little quarter-back, weighs only 119 pounds...
Last May the team closed its most active season in years by journeying to Cedarhurst, Long Island, in an attempt to avenge a one bird defeat inflicted by Yale in the Autumn, an attempt which proved fruitless due to the failure of Yale to gather a full team...
...early and not unexpected success of the experiment was due in part to the enthusiasm with which it was received by both students and tutors of the Dental School. The adoption of the new system has tended to widen the scope of dental study...
...maternal mortality rate among civilized nations. For every 2,000 children born alive in the U. S. 13 mothers die. The rate per thousand is in England & Wales 3.8; Scotland 5.8; Germany 5.3; Italy 2.7; Scandinavian countries 2.6; Holland 2.3 (the lowest). Of U. S. maternal deaths, 65% are due to blood-poisoning contracted at the time of delivery or immediately after. Other mortal causes include lack of prenatal care. poor home conditions, general ill-health. Dr. Edward Joseph Hill of Newark, N. J.. tried to introduce the claim of Dean Henry Hurd Rusby of Columbia's Department...
...influence which a mother has on her child is her own mental and physical wellbeing, emphasized Chattanooga's (Okla.) George E. Kerr and Oakland's David Hadden. They scoffed at superstitions having to do with snakes, spiders, rats, strawberries, gruesome scenes. Any mark a child bears is due to the thickening of its epidermis, a condition originating in its own cells...