Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Tobacco as a luxury is considered a proper commodity for taxation by all the leading governments of Europe. (a) The repeal of the entire tax means cheaper tobacco and increased consumption: i. e., the increase of a great evil. (b) The repeal of this tax will involve the retention of taxes on the necessaries of life...
...come forward and make these weekly contests a success. But we cannot see the discouragement that such a response as has been made to their efforts must cause the management of the Athletic Association without making one more appeal to men in college. There must certainly be a great many men who have the ability that these meetings tend to develop who have made no effort to be present at them. The examinations will be over to-day, and we hope to see the men who have offered "grinding" as an excuse turn up at the meeting next Thursday...
Hickson's shoes have met with great success in every college in the country since their introduction in November last. Will be at JAMES W. BRINE'S, 10 and 11 Harvard Row, until...
...phalanx. But in vain! On and on it moved until the bottom of the stone steps leading to Medical Hall had been reached. Here the hottest fighting of the day was done. The college men collected their forces at the top of the embankment and charged from above, creating great slaughter among medical hats...
From the many candidates in training for the Oxford crew two eights have at last been selected, and nothing remains but to choose from them the eight men who shall represent Oxford in the Oxford-Cambridge race. Great doubt is felt at Oxford as regards the strength of the crew. The material is inferior to that of former years, and the average weight of the men is but 160 lbs. Only three members of last year's crew are rowing, but the fact that their weight is at present the same as at the time of last year's race...