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having chewed gum, although...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Joan of Arc, OR THE OLD MAID OF NEW ORLEANS. | 4/20/1885 | See Source »

ultimately the victim of a gum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Joan of Arc, OR THE OLD MAID OF NEW ORLEANS. | 4/20/1885 | See Source »

...hungry self. But to all hungry men we would give this advice, that, if they must eat, they take a better place than the library reading-room ; or, if they must be constantly and uninterruptedly chewing, they try something more quiet than peanuts or candy,-say, chewing gum. Chewing gum is both soft and sweet, is warranted not to hurt the tender gums or the growing teeth, and possesses the additional advantage of being able to be used with comparative quiet. It is perfectly harmless ; even the smallest child can use it without injury. Moreover, the late Lydia E. Pinkham...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/29/1885 | See Source »

...Vassar girls do not swear. They only say "buy gum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 10/2/1884 | See Source »

...Rochester, the sophomores and freshmen engaged in a fiercely fought gum-shoe battle. The fight continued until the president of the college appeared on the scene. Black eyes and bloody noses were the fashion. Only one student was badly wounded. The sophomores suffered most. It is thought that the ill-feeling between the two classes will now be dropped, and that the faculty will take no action in the matter. [Collegian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/22/1884 | See Source »

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