Word: firm
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...much talked of correspondence between Harvard and Yale on the subject of a football game next fall is today made public. The Yale letter, written in a spirit of firm, manly independence, is not dictatorial in tone, nor does it demand that Harvard shall humble herself, as the press of the country would seem to make us think...
...Pach, the senior member of the firm of Pach Bros., is rapidly improving after a serious attack of pneumonia...
...than the laborer, we do not support a socialistic theory. The most civilized countries of the world have adopted the income tax and unite in declaring it the most important feature of their revenue system. All bills contain some evils, but all bills do not rest upon such a firm basis as ours. This limit of $4,000 is a natural one between the over-taxed middle classes and the under-taxed rich classes. This tax has solved the problem of two wars for England, has relieved Germany and Italy from a slough of debt and aided our own country...
...made during the last three weeks, and the men are getting accustomed to their positions. The chief faults of the crew as a whole are poor time, and a bad hang at the full reach. The men have a tendency to rush their slides and do not get a firm drive with their legs...
...Moxom addressed the Christian Association last evening on the responsibility of university men of firm personal faith in God, in meeting the critical social conditions...