Word: habitations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...still retained some affection for his native place in spite of its rigorous discipline, for the little colony which grew up around him assumed the name of Cambridge. This incident also confirms the growing suspicion of the old dictum that American decadence was due to religious toleration, for this habit does not seem to have been widespread at this or at any other period of their history...
...Miller are distinctly obstacles to be considered in the way of this champion. Peck is another Crimson runner who should give Norton opposition. Both Peck and Lundell ran the 220 in 22 seconds flat against Princeton, equalling the dual meet record. It is true that Norton is in the habit of sprinting the 220 in something like 21 2-10 seconds, and it is also true that he is a distinct favorite against Harvard. In the 100 his 9 4-5 time also gives him an edge on Miller, although the latter may break ten seconds if pushed
...long term of office, his appointees were a majority of the Commission until a few weeks ago. Some 8,000 complaints were made to the Commissior; in eleven years. It took action ir about 1,000 of these cases. Of late, Congress has got more and more in the habit of asking the Commission to make investigations. Recently, President Coolidge appointed W. E. Humphrey, onetime (1903-17) Congressman from Washington, his pre-Convention campaign manager in the West, to the Commission. Then things began to happen-for the first time the conservatives were in control. Two overt acts...
Eating--A Habit or a Pleasure...
...played before the Yale series, every game will be of importance if the Crimson is to reverse last year's Blue verdict. In Brown this afternoon, the University will face one of the strongest nines on the schedule and one that has cultivated of late a perennial habit of triumphing over Crimson teams. The two football stars, Keefer and Dixon, who will bat third and fourth, will be a pair of troublesome hitters to dispose of, and the whole nine is reputed to be proficient with the bat. The new Harvard line-up will undoubtedly handicap the team in some...