Word: effort
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Another effort for the Meig's elevated railroad will be made at the coming session of the state legislature...
...have said nothing about the injustice and inefficiency of the system, but simply have spoken about one of its necessary evils that alone is a strong reason for condemning it. Let something be done about it then by all means, and we earnestly hope at least some appreciable effort may be made to bring a better state of affairs...
...audience. Taking for his text what some are pron to call "trash," he showed what an important part the lighter varieties of literature play, so that the "trash" of one age becomes of the deepest importance to the next. It was in every way an able and scholarly effort. Mr. Winsor closed with a glowing tribute to the labors of Antonio Panizzi for the British Museum...
...frequently happens, either through misdirection or carelessness, that the wrong letters are left in a man's room, where they remain for a number of days without any effort on the part of the receiver to return them to the post office or to their rightful owner. We do not intend to blame the postman who discharges his duties in a perfectly satisfactory manner. When, however, we think of the large amount of mail which passes daily through his hands, there is little wonder that occasionally letters find their way into the wrong rooms. Besides, as we have said above...
...will come off first as in former years, still some active work among the most promising men, would undoubtedly be a most sensible proceeding. It is most unwise to feel any over-confidence from our past successes, or to let any such feeling gain a place here. Every effort should be made to secure for Harvard even a larger number of events than we took last year...