Word: hammered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reads that a dinosaur egg of ten million years vintage is to be auctioned off by the New York Museum of Natural History to raise funds for continued Asiatic Research, one must wonder what market this stony curiosity will find. Mr. Andrews, the chief curator and wielder of the hammer in the present sale, evidently has no question for he states that bids will open at five thousand dollars. Certainly if any private citizen should buy it and not use it in the foundation of his house or as a stepping stone, he would need a room "founded upon...
...Charles Martel, "the hammer of the Franks," who turned back the heathen hosts of Attila...
Napoleon designed the uniform to be worn by members, which consists of "a dark green claw-hammer coat covered with embroidered palm leaves, trousers of the same hue, a cocked hat with green feathers, a court sword...
...begun until after the close of the Christmas holidays. This year, however, the weakness left in several field events by graduation last spring, has made necessary early practice in order to train their inexperienced successors in the fundamentals. The two weakest departments are the pole vault and the hammer throw, in which no veterans are returning. At least one "H" man from last year's track team reported for work at yesterday's practice, in the remaining field events; F. K. Kernan '24 in the javelin, C. C. Carpenter '24 in the discus, Captain L. E. Merrill...
...will, Mr. Nolen bequeathed his famous collection of books on Lincoln to the University. With that exception, practically the entire library which filled the walls of his tutoring school at Little Hall will be sold under the hammer during the coming week...