Word: hand
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...into notice an old book in the college library, which few have heard of, and many never seen. It is a large blank-book which the class of 1798 prepared at a meeting of its members on the fiftieth anniversary of their commencement day. The preface written in bold hand writing sets forth the purpose of the book to be "to preserve in the college library, by permission, its autograph of every graduate living now or hereafter." The graduates met on Commencement day, 1848, and as the preface runs, "having received so much pleasure from the reunion of early friends...
Another is the signature of John Adams, written in a large, bold hand, when he was president of the United States...
Just below this last is the signature of Samuel Dana of Marblehead, dated March 11, 1850, and at one side of the paper in the same hand-writing is the Lord's Prayer, covering a space just the size of a ten cent piece, and over it has been written, "The Lord's Prayer written at the age of seventy without spectacles." So fine is the hand-writing that it is scarcely intelligible to the naked...
Weather Strips for windows and doors are now necessary to keep out the November winds, also outside windows. Powers has the inside track on these. Some choice second-hand and misfit cushions for sale cheap. Lee L. Powers, 30 Boylston...
...climax. The Law School has done her share, the Undergraduates on Saturday showed themselves worthy of the name of men; yesterday all joined in obedience to their religious instinct, but to-day we are to see a feeling of brotherhood and cordiality rule supreme throughout the Harvard domain. Hearty hand-shaking on every side, memories that have slept during many years of work and thought, will be brought once more vividly before the minds of Harvard's some-time students. Well known faces forgotten for a generation, will recall some happy incident of the former days. Who can doubt...