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Word: gainful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Figures given out at University Hall last night gives the final enrolment count for the college as 3020, a gain of 167 over last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAST MINUTE FIGURES ON REGISTRATION OUT | 9/27/1924 | See Source »

Miller, the 205-pound back, was missing from the line-up when Team A took the field. Samborski, who scored the touchdown for Team B Wednesday, filled the vacancy. For 12 consecutive plays the struggling scrubs fought to gain ten yards. E. H. Bradford, Nash, Theopold, Adie, C. H. Bradford, Greenough and chase, however, were not giving away any ground, so the ball went to the University. From the 40-yard line to the goal posts they repeated the charge of the day before. Pounding constantly at the scrub's line they rapidly drove them on Hodler substituted for Adie...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McGLONE FOLLOWS DUNKER TO STILLMAN | 9/26/1924 | See Source »

...this year than in any previous year, according to the figures furnished by Col. W. S. Browning, head of the Military Science department. In Military Science 1 there are 300 students, while last year there were 100 less than this. In the whole unit there are about 500, a gain of approximately 130 over last year. No reason is given for this large gain, which has occurred in spite of the slight agitation in the University against...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MIL. SCI. ENROLMENT REACHES NEW MARK IN SPITE OF CRITICS | 9/25/1924 | See Source »

...forcibly annexed by large ones and no objection is forthcoming from an international tribunal such as is the League of Nations, then this is proof that civilization is declining rather than advancing. There is no one question that would inspire more faith in the League of Nations and gain for it many thousands of adherents and supporters than an immediate solution of the question of Montenegrin independence. This is particularly so in the United States, where the question has been brought to the attention of the American public and has received srong support- by the press of the country which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MONTENEGRO: Appeal | 9/22/1924 | See Source »

...high point this year for freight was reached during the week ending Aug. 23rd, when 982,248 cars were loaded. This figure compares with 1,069,915 cars for the same week last year, 879,902 cars in 1922, and 829,709 cars in 1921. The gain over loadings for the preceding week was 29,360 cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Record Loadings | 9/15/1924 | See Source »

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