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...small part of the weekend glory was salvaged for the Crimson by three members of the Debate Council, who trekke down to New Haven to eke out a two-to one victory over the Eli orators Friday evening...
Soon young Alexandra's penmanship was supporting himself, the first of a long succession of mistresses and the best known of his various illegitimate children-Alexandre Dumas fils. Dumas was also trying to eke out his earnings by playwriting. Whenever the baby howled too long, Dumas slammed the future author of The Lady of the Camellias against the bed. "I can still see myself in the air," Dumas fils used to say with a shiver years later...
Seven out of eight firsts were taken by the Decamps, while Leverett managed to eke out one first and four seconds...
...Varsity swimming team over the past weekend. On Saturday night at Philadelphia, the Quakers gave the Ulenmen a tough struggle before bowing 40 to 35, while yesterday at West Point the Cadets took the 400 yard free style relay, which was the final event in the meet, to eke out a 41 to 34 victory...
Ferryman on the Minnesota. William Worrall Mayo came to the U.S. from Britain in 1845. He became a pharmacist in Manhattan's old Bellevue Hospital, later studied medicine at Indiana Medical College, moved, after several stops, to the little town of Rochester, Minn., 75 miles from Minneapolis. To eke out his meager earnings as a physician, the lively young man worked at various times as druggist, tailor, horse doctor, ferryman on the Minnesota River...