Word: flaws
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Then our correspondent informs us that "it was deemed expedient" to get an English shell, but, as it would not do to rely entirely on this innovation it was thought wise to buy another American shell. Either we are absolutely thick-headed or else there is some flaw in the reasoning of men who "deemed it expedient" to get an English shell and still found it necessary to buy a new American shell. Nothing is farther from us than to wish to have the chances of our crew in any way injured by a fear of spending the necessary money...
...best of everything, there is plenty of room for improvement. Harvard is not a whit behind the age in this respect. The shower-baths, which are of greater necessity and utility than any other thing connected with the gymnasium, are either very badly managed or else there is a flaw in the construction of the pipes bringing in the hot and cold water supply. Every day it takes ten or fifteen minutes to regulate the temperature of the water so as to make it bearable, either the hot water will flow and the cold will not or vice versa...
...item of $80 was due to a flaw in the contract with a railway company. In a case where one party to a contract is ignorant of the provisions of the contract is ignorant of the provisions of the contract, would the average man say that the ignorant party is careful or careless? If careless, is the carelessness real or only "apparent...
...rest, the item $80 for lifting the launch upon the cars, we only this week found was our debt, owing to a flaw in the agreement with the New London Railroad, which we supposed responsible for the debt...
...actors, managers, and writers, deserve great credit for the successful presentation of the play in a most finished manner. On Saturday, especially, everything passed off without a flaw, accident, or delay. The popular airs chosen for the songs proved to be taking, and were well rendered by the chorus, especially the "Ding Dong" song, given behind the scenes, at the beginning of the second act. The solos of Baldwin and of Carroll were effectively sung, and enjoyed by all. The strong part of the play, however, lay in the acting of Cushing, Hearst, and Swinscoe. These three gentlemen have...