Word: formerly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...never beaten '86 in the tug-of-war. In 1883, '86 pulled six inches from '85, and this year equaled the former performance...
...remarkable number. Its serials by Craddock, Mrs. Oliphant, and Miss Jewett progress well, and Dr. Holmes adds to "The New Portfolio." The papers on Madame Mohl are also continued, and an essay on "Lime in Shakspeare's Plays," by Henry A. Clapp, forms a pendant to a former article. "George Frederick Handel: 1685-1885," by John S. Dwight; "Political Economy and Civil War," by J. Lawrence Laughlin; "Fate Dominant," by F. R. Stockton; "An Unclassified Philosopher," a sketch; and a paper on the sparrow, by Olive Thorne Miller, are the other attractions of the number. There are several poems...
...conditions of the series of matches to be opened to-day will differ slightly from those of the former series. Two competitions will be shot, of which the highest score will be counted for prizes. There will be but two prizes in each class, a silver medal to the first and second men. The matches will be open at 2 this afternoon...
...been decided that the class races shall be rowed on either Friday, May 1, or Saturday, May 2. The former date seems preferable, since it allows of a postponement, if any prove necessary...
...said that the marks on the midyear paper in Hist. 1 will not, as has been the former custom, be counted as of equal value with the marks on the final paper...